Friends killed in Temerloh traffic light collision
TEMERLOH: A night out turned tragic when two friends were killed after a car hit their motorcycle while stopped at a traffic light on Jalan Tengku Ismail on Wednesday (June 12).
The incident which occurred at about 11pm involved rider Nur Irdina Shaffiya Muhammad Nazri, 18, and pillion passenger Aneez Irdiena Sofya Khairul Azman, 18, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Temerloh District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mazlan Hassan said the vehicles involved were a Yamaha Ego Avantiz motorcycle and a Perodua Bezza car.
Initial investigations revealed both vehicles were heading from Mentakab towards the Bukit Angin roundabout.
"When they arrived at the scene, the motorcycle had stopped for the red light, while the car did not stop and hit the back of the motorcycle.
"As a result of the accident, both victims died at the scene, while the 38-year-old male car driver was uninjured," he said in a media statement on Thursday.
Both victims were sent to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital Temerloh, for post-mortem examinations, and the car driver was remanded on Thursday.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving causing death.
Further inspection of the car found several transparent plastic packets suspected to contain methamphetamine and heroin in the rear left seat area.
"One transparent plastic packet contained powder and crystal lumps suspected to be methamphetamine weighing approximately 50.85 grams.
"Also found were two transparent plastic packets containing brown powder and lumps suspected to be heroin weighing 0.85 grams," he said.
An initial urine screening of the driver returned a negative result.
The total estimated value of the seized drugs is RM6,110, and RM500 in cash was also confiscated.
"The driver is also being investigated under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 following the discovery of drugs in the vehicle," he said, noting that the suspect has no prior criminal record.
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