Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident at traffic light

 Police said the driver of a pickup truck had surrendered himself 13 hours after it rammed into a motorcycle ridden by a couple.

The scene of the hit-and-run accident at the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin highway on Friday night. (PDRM pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 Police have arrested the driver of a pickup truck who surrendered himself in Melaka some 13 hours after a hit-and-run with a motorcycle in which an elderly woman was killed and her husband seriously injured.

Police said the couple, riding a Honda Wave 125 motorcycle, were on their way from their home in Durian Tunggal to a restaurant in Balai Panjang.

The motorcycle had stopped at the traffic light junction at about 11pm when it was rear-ended by a Mitsubishi Triton coming from Malim heading towards Bachang.

The pillion-rider, Roslinah Sinan, 53, was killed, while her husband, Hisham Omar, 57, suffered severe injuries, said Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit.

He said the driver of the pickup truck was not injured and fled the scene after the collision. A man has been arrested and held in custody pending a remand application tomorrow. - FMT