Duo killed in crash with 4WD, driver tests positive for meth

 Police find 20 Eramin-5 pills and 0.39g of meth in the four-wheel-drive that rammed into the motorcycle.

Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the crash occurred when a Ford Ranger driven by the 39-year-old suspect veered into the opposite lane. (Facebook pic)

MUAR:

 A motorcyclist and his uncle who was riding pillion were killed yesterday morning after their motorcycle was rammed by a four-wheel-drive vehicle allegedly driven by a man under the influence of drugs at Jalan Rencong, Lenga, here.

Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 8.42am crash occurred when a Ford Ranger driven by the 39-year-old suspect veered into the opposite lane from the direction of Lenga.

He said the vehicle collided with the motorcycle ridden by Norman Ahmad, 47, with his uncle, Sa’at Kassim, 77, as pillion rider, causing both to suffer severe head and bodily injuries.

They were pronounced dead while receiving treatment at Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital.

“Police found 20 Eramin-5 pills weighing 5.15g and 0.39g of methamphetamine in the four-wheel-drive. The driver tested positive for methamphetamine in a urine test,” he said in a statement.

The suspect was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs as well as drug possession and drug abuse. He will be brought to the Muar magistrates’ court today for a remand application. - FMT