BATU PAHAT: Two women were killed when the motorcycle they were on were involved in a head-on collision with a Perodua Myvi at 6.45am today.
Yasmin Mahmor, 46, and Sapura Ibrahim, 57, both from Kg. Parit Besar here, were on their way to work at a petrol station in Batu Pahat town when the incident occurred at Jalan Parit Besar.
The impact of the collision caused both women to be flung into the air before crashing. They were killed instantly.
Batu Pahat district police chief assistant commisioner Din Ahmad said the 19-year-old driver of the Perodua Myvi also sustained bodily injuries and was sent to the Sultanah Nora Ismail hospital for treatment.
He said the women were also sent to the hospital for a post-mortem.
"The case is investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless driving," he said.