Mat Rempit cause death of elderly woman
Mat Rempit cause death of elderly woman
NST, 03 Nov 2006PASIR MAS: Mat Rempit have plunged another Kelantan family into mourning.
A speeding pack of young bikers crashed into an elderly couple on a motorcycle in Repek on Wednesday evening, killing a 68-year-old grandmother on the spot and seriously injuring her husband.
Rubber tapper Siti Muriam Awang Hamat, who was riding pillion, died of head and body injuries. Her husband, 68-year-old Che Jusoh Che Lah, has been warded in Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital with head and body injuries.
A 23-year-old member of the motorcycle gang was thrown off his bike and has been warded at the Pasir Mas Hospital, also with head and body injuries.
The incident comes barely a month after a three-year-old boy crossing the street in front of the Muhammady state mosque in Kota Baru was knocked down by a speeding Mat Rempit.
The couple’s son, Mohd Satar, 43, said his parents were returning to their home in Kampung Banggol Che Dol after visiting Siti Muriam’s mother in Kampung Banggol Setol.
"My father said he was trying to make a right turn across the road. He spotted a group of five young bikers idling their machines not far from the junction.
"Thinking it was safe, my father started to turn into the opposite lane. But suddenly the youths revved up their bikes and sped towards my parents. One of the motorcyclists collided with them," Mohd Satar said.
He said he rushed to the scene when he was told of the accident, but "there was nothing we could do for my mother".
"My family has accepted the incident as fate. But what these Mat Rempit did is cruel and can never be forgiven," said the labourer.
Siti Muriam, who has 11 grandchildren, was buried in the village cemetery yesterday morning.
Police said the hospitalised man would be arrested once investigations are completed.
