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

Trailer and 10 cars in pile-up but no one's killed

SEREMBAN: It was like a scene from some Hollywood movie. On a dark, wet morning, a trailer skidded onto the wrong side of the road, panicking 10 car drivers in its path.

Some cars slammed into each other, some landed in a ditch, one burst into flames and a driver of a Proton Tiara was pinned to his seat.

Miraculously, no one was killed in the 7.45am incident near Taman Bukit Mas on a rain-soaked Jalan Seremban-Tampin here yesterday.

The vehicles involved were a Perodua Kancil, Proton Wiras and several four-wheel drive vehicles.
Acting Seremban OCPD Supt Ahmad Mahmud said the driver of the car which burst into flames managed to get out in time.
Rescue personnel managed to free the driver who was caught in the seat of another car.

He said four other drivers sought outpatient treatment at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital. So far, eight people have lodged reports on the accident.

Supt Ahmad said the trailer driver could have fallen asleep resulting in the vehicle veering in the direction of the oncoming cars before landing in a nearby drain.

The incident caused a huge jam during the morning rush hour.

Source: Star newspaper
Pictures: NST newspaper, Star newspaper, The Malay Mail newspaper

Taiwanese charged with cheating

A TAIWANESE woman was charged in the magistrate's court in George Town, yesterday with two counts of cheating a college student of RM52,300 last month.

Chen Hsiao Ting, 38, from Taipei, was charged with a few others, who are still at large, with cheating Lim Hoi Lin, 20, a student, by deceiving her into believing that she won RM3.292 million in a lucky draw organised by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

On the first charge, Chen was alleged to have, with malicious intent, induced Lim into handing RM12, 300 to her through a bank account belonging to another woman, Thing Sook Kun, on the April 9.

The offense, under Section 420 of the Penal Code, was alleged to have been committed at a bank in Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Penang about 2pm on that day.

On the second count, Chen, with a few others still at large, was alleged to have deceived Lim into handing over RM40, 000 to her through a bank account belonging to another woman, Lau Jin Bee, about 3pm at the same place on April 18.

She pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to both the charges.

Magistrate's and sessions court registrar Muna Maria Azmi, who fixed July 16 to re-mention the case, allowed Chen bail of RM15, 000 in one local surety.

She also ordered Chen to surrender her travel documents to the court and to report to the North East police station on the 15th of every month.

Source: The Malay Mail newspaper