It was a tragedy waiting to happen, say motorists


JOHOR BARU: Self-employed Nori­zan Nasim from Taman Perling said he and his family saw the teenage cyclists who were involved in the tragic accident at Danga Bay area at around midnight.

“We were on our way back home from supper when we saw them,” he said, adding that it was a common sight to see groups of teenage cyclists riding their bicycles, inclu­ding performing dangerous stunts like “superman” or wheelies at nights.

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