SEREMBAN: A 15-year-old boy who had promised to bring dinner to his grandmother never made it—he and his friend were killed in a crash after a car driven by another teenager allegedly ran a red light and slammed into their motorcycle.
The victims, Muhammad Aidil Ramdan Abdullah and his 16-year-old pillion rider, Muhammad Aswari Lotpi, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm accident on Thursday (March 6) along Jalan Persiaran Senawang 1 in Matahari Heights.
Muhammad Aidil’s younger brother, Muhammad Asraf Adha Abdullah, who was riding pillion on another motorcycle that also collided with the car, is now fighting for his life at Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar.
Their aunt Rosaliah Diego, 26, revealed that Muhammad Aidil had sent a final WhatsApp message to his grandmother, Rahimah Julieto, 50, just before the tragedy, telling her he was on his way to her house in Sikamat with food from Senawang.
"She waited until 9pm but her grandkids never arrived. She only got the tragic news later and has been in shock ever since," she said when met at Hospital Rembau's forensic department.
Rosaliah added that Muhammad Asraf Adha had undergone surgery and remained in the intensive care unit.
She said the brothers were inseparable and spent a lot of time together.
Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din confirmed that the car was driven by an 18-year-old, who was traveling towards Paroi from Senawang with a 17-year-old passenger when the tragedy unfolded.
"It is believed the driver failed to stop at a traffic light junction, causing two motorcycles coming from the left to crash into the car," he said.
Both the car driver and his passenger, as well as the 17-year-old rider of the other motorcycle, sustained serious injuries.
ACP Mohamad Hatta urged eyewitnesses to contact Insp G. Sankar at 014-600 0353 or the nearest police station to assist in the investigation.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
A relative of Muhammad Aswari, Azizah Ab Ghani, said her nephew was the youngest of four siblings and had always been independent.
"Even though he was still in school, he would work as a dishwasher at an eatery whenever he had time. He was a good boy who never wanted to burden his family," she said.
The remains of the students were laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in Sikamat near here.
