KUALA TERENGGANU: A Form Three student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Padang Midin never had the chance to begin his first day of school after he was involved in a road accident on Jalan Kepong, here, this morning.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the male student, Noor Hazimi Noor Hashim, died at the scene after sustaining severe injuries in the incident.
According to Azli, preliminary investigations found that the incident occurred when the Honda EX5 motorcycle, ridden by the victim from the direction of Pengadang Baru Caltex petrol station, was struck by a Perodua Axia car travelling from Kampung Serada towards Titian Baru, Tepoh, Kuala Nerus.
“Police received a call at 7.55 am from a member of the public, reporting an accident on Jalan Kepong, Kuala Terengganu. Initial findings indicate that the collision occurred when the victim’s motorcycle, which was travelling straight, was hit by the Axia car coming from the opposite direction.
“The accident caused Noor Hazimi to die at the scene, while the driver of the Axia did not sustain any injuries,” he said in a statement today.
He said that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Meanwhile, the victim’s father, Noor Hashim Puteh, 55, said that, at the time of the incident, his son was on his way home to Kampung Belukar Sukai, here, after refuelling at a Caltex petrol station located about five kilometres away.
According to him, his son had intended to pick up his 14-year-old sister at home before riding to school together on the motorcycle.- BERNAMA
