KULIM: A teenage girl was killed and her friend seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding skidded and hit a wall of a supermarket in Taman Serai Wangi, Padang Serai here, this afternoon.
The victim. identified as Nurin Balqis Mohamad Zakri, 18, died at the scene due to severe head injuries.
Kulim district police chief Superintendent Mohd Azizul Mohd Khairi said in the 12pm incident the victim was riding her Honda Vario motorcycle with her friend when she is believed to have lost control and crashed.
He said the motorcycle the girls rode from the direction of Jalan Serai Wangi 5 to Jalan Serai Wangi 10 crashed upon nearing a supermarket located in a row of shoplots.
The motorcycle ridden by Nurin Balqis had allegedly hit the concrete slab of a drain, before crashing into the wall of the supermarket.
"As a result of the accident, the motorcyclist was confirmed dead at the scene," he said when contacted today.
Mohd Azizul said the victim's body was sent to the Kulim Hospital Forensic Department for a post-mortem examination.
"The victim's friend, Nurul Natasha Mohd Shukri, 18, who suffered head, shoulder and leg injuries is currently receiving treatment at the Kulim Hospital.
"The case is being investigated according to Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987," he said.