Welder killed in hit-and-run

JOHOR BARU: Accident victim Lai Sing Yan could not touch her husband or kiss him goodbye one last time as his body laid in a coffin at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital mortuary.

Both her hands and her left leg were broken in the same accident that claimed Chui Kok Seng's life.

Lai, 32 shouted out her husband's name repeatedly.

"Wake up, wake up or take me with you," the housewife cried out in Hakka as she leaned to catch a glimpse of Chui, 37.

The couple were involved in a hit-and-run accident the night before in Johor Jaya at about 9.50pm.

A speeding Kenari, reported stolen three days earlier, rammed into their motorcycle after racing out of a back alley.

Chui, a welder who worked in Singapore, was thrown 2m away and died on the spot while Lai was flung over a gate into a house compound 6m further.

The driver of the Kenari continued to drag the motorcycle for about 27m before hitting a lamp post.

The driver Kenari then escaped on foot, according to eyewitnesses.

Chui's sister, clerk Chui Siew Yin, 42, said her brother and sister-in-law had three young children aged seven, nine and 11 years.

Those with information on the hit-and-run case may contact the Johor Baru (South) police at 07-2277 566.

Source: Star newspaper

Picture: Metro newspaper