'BN logo removed after truck knocked down grandma'

After fatally knocking down a septuagenarian with their four-wheel drive, several men are alleged to have immediately set about removing stickers bearing a BN component party logo and a 1Malaysia flag from the vehicle, before leaving the scene without offering any help to the victim.

According to China Press, the road accident happened yesterday morning at Lekir, Perak, along the main road from Lekir to Kamunting.

The 73-year-old woman was returning to her home together with her 78-year-old husband on two separate motorbikes after tapping rubber in a nearby estate.

“My grandfather was trailing my grandmother by about 6m when suddenly a Hilux truck (with BN and Umno logos visible all over the vehicle) passed by him at a very high speed and rammed into the back of my grandmother's motorbike.

“She was thrown off her motorbike and fell head first onto the tarred road,” claimed the deceased’s granddaughter Joanne Lim in a posting on Facebook.

Lim, in her posting, also included photographs of the alleged four-wheel drive vehicle involved, on which Umno and 1Malaysia logos were clearly visible.

According to her, after seeing the condition of her grandmother, the driver ran off while the two passengers removed the flag with the 1Malaysia logo from the vehicle before following suit.

China Press also reported that its own reporters saw several men tearing off the party logo from the vehicle before fleeing the scene without giving any assistance to the victim.

The daily said the four-wheel drive vehicle, believed to be a campaign vehicle, left a 300m-long breaking mark on the road before coming to a halt.

"My grandfather, who saw the whole accident, went to my grandmother's aid but could not do anything to save her because she lost a lot of blood. She died on the spot," claimed Lim.

Lim said the family has lodged a police report and hopes justice will be served.

Meanwhile, Manjung police told China Press that police will investigate the accident.

However, attempts by the daily to contact Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir and his aide were unsuccessful.