A 16-year-old girl who was driving a car without a licence has allegedly rammed into a motorcycle near here, killing its 65-year-old rider.

Unlicenced 16-year-old driving car rams into and kills senior citizen on motorcycle

 

ALOR SETAR: A 16-year-old girl who was driving a car without a licence has allegedly rammed into a motorcycle near here, killing its 65-year-old rider.

Padang Terap district police chief Dep Supt Ahmad Nasir Jaafar said that the accident took place at about 5pm on Friday.

DSP Ahmad said that the car collided with the motorcycle just after it came out from a lane as it was trying to cross the road.

"The driver failed to brake in time and rammed into the bike, killing the 65-year-old woman on the spot. The car landed in a ditch," he said, adding that the motorcycle and rider were dragged along the road for about 21m.

He said the accident took place at Kampung Musa in Kuala Nerang on Friday.

DSP Ahmad said that the driver and her friend, also 16, escaped with light injuries.

The deceased, who was identified as Lijah Mat Hashim, died on the spot.

"The death was confirmed by the medical team at the scene. Our initial investigations show that the driver of the car did not have a licence," he said.

DSP Ahmad added no police report had been lodged on the incident as at 11pm Friday.

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