MELAKA – A motorcyclist and his pillion rider died after a car, with a suspected drunk driver at the wheel crashed into their machine at Jalan Serkam Pantai, Merlimau, Jasin this morning.
Melaka Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief, Amran @ Mohamad Zaki Omar said in the 7.45am incident, Yamaha Ego Avantis motorcyclist Ezuddin Mohammad, 50, and his pillion rider Surayah Muhamat, 48, died at the scene from severe injuries to the head and body.
“Preliminary investigation found that before the incident, Ezuddin and Surayah as well as Ya’akob Mohamad, 57, who was riding a Yamaha Lagenda motorcycle, were heading to Merlimau from Melaka, while the Perodua Myvi driven by Amirul Anwar Mohamed Jelani, 24, was travelling from Merlimau towards Melaka,” he said in a statement today.
Elaborating, he said Amirul Anwar had lost control of his car and entered the opposite lane before colliding with the two motorcycles, causing Ya’akob’s vehicle to catch fire.
Amran said the car also hit another motorcycle belonging to Norazah Md Diah, 55, that was parked on the roadside, before crashing into the house belonging to Nazira Saidin, 40.
He said Ya’akob who suffered minor injuries to his body was sent to the Melaka Hospital for treatment, adding that Amirul Anwar also sustained injuries to his face.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, June 6, 2022
