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IPOH: A decision to help a biker friend involved in an accident in Thailand proved fatal for two friends from Singapore.
They were killed in an accident near here at 9pm on Tuesday.
Police said their 1,300cc motorcycle grazed a car near the Simpang Pulai rest area along the North-South Expressway. They fell on the road and were run over by another vehicle.
They were identified as childhood friends Muhammad Ridzuan Hussein, 25, and Roslan Rahim, 24, from Tampines, Singapore.
Police have classified the case as hit-and-run as the car which mowed them down did not stop.
Ridzuan's father, Hussein Supaat, a policeman, claimed the body at the Ipoh Hospital yesterday afternoon. Roslan's brother, Yacob Rahim, claimed his remains.
Ridzuan and Roslan left Singapore at 5am on Tuesday on hearing that their friend, involved in a motorcycle accident in Thailand, needed their help.
The three were part of a group of bikers which traversed Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Ridzuan's mother, housewife Salmah Abu Bakar, 50, said her son had returned to Singapore on Monday from a weekend trip to Genting Highlands with his younger brother, Muhammad Rahmat, 22.
"I was surprised that he decided to make another trip north and was worried. He had earlier told us he would sponsor our umrah this year.
"Ridzuan and Roslan were always together," she said.
Ipoh district traffic chief Assistant Superintendent Razali Bakar said after a car ran over the two on the road, another car rammed into their motorcycle and the driver alerted the police about the accident.
They were killed in an accident near here at 9pm on Tuesday.
Police said their 1,300cc motorcycle grazed a car near the Simpang Pulai rest area along the North-South Expressway. They fell on the road and were run over by another vehicle.
They were identified as childhood friends Muhammad Ridzuan Hussein, 25, and Roslan Rahim, 24, from Tampines, Singapore.
Police have classified the case as hit-and-run as the car which mowed them down did not stop.
Ridzuan's father, Hussein Supaat, a policeman, claimed the body at the Ipoh Hospital yesterday afternoon. Roslan's brother, Yacob Rahim, claimed his remains.
Ridzuan and Roslan left Singapore at 5am on Tuesday on hearing that their friend, involved in a motorcycle accident in Thailand, needed their help.
The three were part of a group of bikers which traversed Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Ridzuan's mother, housewife Salmah Abu Bakar, 50, said her son had returned to Singapore on Monday from a weekend trip to Genting Highlands with his younger brother, Muhammad Rahmat, 22.
"I was surprised that he decided to make another trip north and was worried. He had earlier told us he would sponsor our umrah this year.
"Ridzuan and Roslan were always together," she said.
Ipoh district traffic chief Assistant Superintendent Razali Bakar said after a car ran over the two on the road, another car rammed into their motorcycle and the driver alerted the police about the accident.
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Lelaki Singapura mahu hantar ibu bapa tunai haji maut nahas
IPOH: "Saya tidak menyangka niat Allahyarham untuk menghantar kami berdua mengerjakan haji kesampaian apabila dia terbunuh selepas motosikal ditungganginya terbabit kemalangan kelmarin," kata seorang ibu warga Singapura, Salmah Abu Bakar, 50.
Ibu kepada Mohd Ridzuan Hussein, 25, itu berkata, anak lelakinya itu sebelum ini sering menyuarakan hasrat untuk menghantar dia dan suaminya, Hussein Supaat, 50-an ke Makkah pada musim haji kali ini.
Katanya, anaknya itu sering memberi galakan kepada mereka berdua untuk berbuat demikian serta menyatakan kesediaan untuk membantu termasuk dari segi kewangan.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, niat Mohd Ridzuan untuk berbuat demikian tidak kesampaian selepas terbunuh bersama seorang rakan, Roslan Rahim, 24, yang membonceng motosikal berkenaan.
Dalam kemalangan kira-kira jam 9 malam di Kilometer 289.6 di Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan dekat Simpang Pulai itu, kedua-dua mangsa terbabit dalam perjalanan ke Thailand untuk membantu seorang rakan yang mengalami kecederaan akibat kemalangan motosikal di negara itu.
Difahamkan, rakan senegara yang cedera termasuk patah tangan itu ialah rakan baik kepada kedua-dua mangsa yang berasal dari Tampines, Singapura dan berada di negara berkenaan bersama sekumpulan penunggang motosikal lain untuk bercuti sempena Tahun Baru Cina.
Salmah berkata, pada hari kejadian, Mohd Ridzuan dan adiknya, Muhammad Rahmat, 22, baru saja pulang ke Singapura selepas bercuti ke Genting Highlands, Pahang selama beberapa hari.
"Saya menemui Muhammad Rahmat yang pulang ke rumah sendirian dan terkejut apabila dimaklumkan anak saya itu masuk semula ke Malaysia dan seterusnya ke Thailand untuk membantu seorang rakan di sana.
"Ini kerana Mohd Ridzuan menerima panggilan dari seorang rakan kira-kira jam 4 petang untuk membantunya mengambil motosikal yang terbabit kemalangan sebelum itu.
"Berikutan itu, mangsa dan rakannya kemudian bertolak ke negara berkenaan untuk membantu rakan terbabit sebelum kejadian menyayat hati itu berlaku," katanya.
Salmah berkata, Mohd Ridzuan adalah anak ketiga daripada empat beradik dan mula bekerja sebagai pemandu di sebuah syarikat komputer sejak tiga bulan lalu.
from Singaporebikes.comIPOH: "Saya tidak menyangka niat Allahyarham untuk menghantar kami berdua mengerjakan haji kesampaian apabila dia terbunuh selepas motosikal ditungganginya terbabit kemalangan kelmarin," kata seorang ibu warga Singapura, Salmah Abu Bakar, 50.
Ibu kepada Mohd Ridzuan Hussein, 25, itu berkata, anak lelakinya itu sebelum ini sering menyuarakan hasrat untuk menghantar dia dan suaminya, Hussein Supaat, 50-an ke Makkah pada musim haji kali ini.
Katanya, anaknya itu sering memberi galakan kepada mereka berdua untuk berbuat demikian serta menyatakan kesediaan untuk membantu termasuk dari segi kewangan.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, niat Mohd Ridzuan untuk berbuat demikian tidak kesampaian selepas terbunuh bersama seorang rakan, Roslan Rahim, 24, yang membonceng motosikal berkenaan.
Dalam kemalangan kira-kira jam 9 malam di Kilometer 289.6 di Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan dekat Simpang Pulai itu, kedua-dua mangsa terbabit dalam perjalanan ke Thailand untuk membantu seorang rakan yang mengalami kecederaan akibat kemalangan motosikal di negara itu.
Difahamkan, rakan senegara yang cedera termasuk patah tangan itu ialah rakan baik kepada kedua-dua mangsa yang berasal dari Tampines, Singapura dan berada di negara berkenaan bersama sekumpulan penunggang motosikal lain untuk bercuti sempena Tahun Baru Cina.
Salmah berkata, pada hari kejadian, Mohd Ridzuan dan adiknya, Muhammad Rahmat, 22, baru saja pulang ke Singapura selepas bercuti ke Genting Highlands, Pahang selama beberapa hari.
"Saya menemui Muhammad Rahmat yang pulang ke rumah sendirian dan terkejut apabila dimaklumkan anak saya itu masuk semula ke Malaysia dan seterusnya ke Thailand untuk membantu seorang rakan di sana.
"Ini kerana Mohd Ridzuan menerima panggilan dari seorang rakan kira-kira jam 4 petang untuk membantunya mengambil motosikal yang terbabit kemalangan sebelum itu.
"Berikutan itu, mangsa dan rakannya kemudian bertolak ke negara berkenaan untuk membantu rakan terbabit sebelum kejadian menyayat hati itu berlaku," katanya.
Salmah berkata, Mohd Ridzuan adalah anak ketiga daripada empat beradik dan mula bekerja sebagai pemandu di sebuah syarikat komputer sejak tiga bulan lalu.
Innalillah. My deepest condolences to the families. Al Fatihah.