Three motorcyclists killed, another badly hurt in crash with lorry

ALOR SETAR: Three motorcyclists were killed and another was seriously injured when their machines crashed into the rear of a lorry near a gas station in Tanjung Musang, near Pokok Sena, on Tuesday (April 11) night.

Kota Setar OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Shukri Mat Akhir said those killed in the crash were all male, aged between 19 and 23. They died at the scene due to severe head and body injuries.

The injured victim was a 14-year-old boy, he added.

He said the police were informed of the crash involving four motorcycles and a lorry at about 10.50pm.

The motorcycle and the lorry were heading in the same direction, from Alor Setar towards Jabi, Pokok Sena, when the motorcycles crashed into the rear of the lorry driven by a 56-year-old man, he said in a statement here on Wednesday (April 12).

The injured teen and the remains of the killed victims were sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital.- Bernama