At least three killed, three injured after suspected street race

GEORGE TOWN: At least three people have been killed and three others severely injured in an early morning accident along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Jelutong.

The accident involved both cars and motorcycles and happened near the Expressway's E-Gate at around 4.40am on Sunday (July 17).

A 17-second video posted on social media shows motorcyclists racing along the expressway before cutting to parts of the accident, with a motorcyclist knocking into the back of a car.

Additionally, a row of motorcycles piled up on the road can be seen.

The video also shows a large gathering of people along the expressway after the accident, adding that the bodies of the victims have been sent to the Penang Hospital.