Cops ram into brothers

BALING: A high-speed chase ended with a police car crashing into the vehicle they wee pursuing, and ploughing into the two brothers on a motorcycle who were returning home after school.

The siblings, identified as Mohamad Nazri Mustaffa, 17, and his younger brother Mohamad Naziman, 16, who was riding pillion, were killed instantly.

Mohamad Nazri's twin, Mohamad Nazirul, could only watch in horror as his brothers were killed on the spot.

He was riding pillion on another motorcycle an was several metres behind his brothers.

The boys, all students of SM Kuala Pegang, had just left their school at 1pm when the incident occured at a junction in Kampung Landak.

Perak acting police chief Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah said the drama unfolded about noon when a police car with three policemen inside, responded to a call from Gerik police station.

The call was about the suspects in a Proton Waja who were behaving suspiciously in the town area.

"The policemen spotted the car 15 minutes later in Gerik town. On seeing the patrol car approaching them, the Proton Waja sped off," Hadi said.

A 60km high-speed chase then ensued along the new Gerik-Kupang highway.

He said the driver of the police car lost control of his vehicle when the driver of he Proton Waja slammed on his brakes.

The impact caused both cars to skid several metres before the police car ploughed into the bothers.

Although their car was a total wreck, he suspects managed to flee on foot to nearby village where they sped off on a stolen motorcycle. One of the suspects was captured five hours later.

Hadi described the incident as unfortunate. He said case was being investigated by Baling police.

It i learnt that Baling police had recorded statements from the three policemen who escaped unhurt.

Source: NST newspaper
Pictures: NST newspaper, Star newspaper