Made it! Frantic USM student gets to convocation thanks to good Samaritan


GEORGE TOWN: A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) undergraduate had to hitch a ride from a motorcyclist to get to his convocation after his car was caught in a traffic jam at the Penang Bridge, here.

R. Kevin, 28, said he and his parents were on the way to the convocation ceremony when their vehicle got stuck in a bad traffic snarl shortly after they left home in Seberang Jaya on Tuesday (May 24) morning.

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