Two Seremban teens killed after car runs red light, crashes into their motorcycle

SEREMBAN: Two teenagers were killed when a car driven by an 18-year-old boy is believed to have run a red light at a junction and crashed into their motorcycle here.

Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victims, aged 16 and 15 years old, respectively, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm accident on Thursday (March 6).

The incident happened at a junction along Jalan Persiaran Senawang 1 at Matahari Heights.

“A preliminary probe revealed that the car driver and his 17-year-old passenger were heading towards Paroi from Senawang when the crash happened.

“It also revealed that the driver had failed to stop at a traffic light junction causing two motorcyclists coming from the left to crash into his car,” he said.

ACP Mohamad Hatta said another motorcyclist and his pillion rider as well as the car driver and passenger suffered serious injuries in the crash.

The remains of the two victims were taken to Rembau Hospital for post mortem.

He urged eyewitnesses to contact Insp G. Sankar at 014-600 0353 or the nearest police station to assist in investigations.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.