Woman dies, daughter and niece injured after motorcycle collides with lorry

 

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CHUKAI: A woman was killed while her daughter and niece were injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a lorry at Km123 of the Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan Road near Kemasik town here today.

Kemaman district police chief Superintendent Mohd Razi Rosli said Mariana Mat Hassan, 47, died at the scene after sustaining severe head injuries in the 1.40pm accident.

Her daughter, Tuan Nur Aina Syifa Tuan Ab Rahman, 10, suffered fractures to her left arm and leg, while her niece, Nur Alfira Miqaila Mohd Hilmi, seven, sustained injuries to her left arm and leg.

"Initial investigations found that the victim, who was riding a Honda Beat motorcycle, was believed to have been travelling home to Kampung Gong Cengal, Kemasik, after picking up her daughter and niece from SK Kemasik.

"The motorcycle, believed to have been travelling against the flow of traffic, collided with the front left side of a lorry travelling on the left side of the road," he said when contacted.

Razi said the 40-year-old lorry driver from Kampung Baru Seri Aman, Johor Bahru, was uninjured.

He said the girl and her cousin were receiving treatment at Kemaman Hospital, while the victim's remains were taken to the hospital's forensic unit.

"The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he added. - NST