Female student killed in crash after returning from RXZ gathering

 

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DUNGUN: A female student at a private institution of higher learning was killed in a road accident while returning home after attending the RXZ Members 8.0 gathering at the Gong Badak Motor Racing Circuit in Kuala Nerus this afternoon.

Arissa Shazzira Zainudin, 21, from Kuantan, died after the motorcycle she was riding crashed into the rear of a four-wheel-drive vehicle at KM356 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), near Bukit Besi, at about 4.55pm.

Dungun district police chief Superintendent Nik Ab. Halim Nik Mat said the four-wheel-drive vehicle had stopped in the emergency lane.

"The victim, who was riding a Yamaha Y125ZR motorcycle, is believed to have crashed into the rear of the Mitsubishi Triton before being thrown onto the middle of the road," he said in a statement tonight.

The victim suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her body was taken to the Dungun Hospital Forensic Unit, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. - NST