GEORGE TOWN: A 23-year-old SUV driver suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway this morning has surrendered to police.
The crash claimed the lives of two friends, a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman from Padang Serai, Kedah, who died at the scene.
Northeast police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the suspect, from Bukit Jambul, surrendered at the Northeast Police Headquarters around 1pm today.
Rozak said a urine screening test conducted on the suspect returned negative for drugs.
"The SUV driver will be brought for remand tomorrow for further investigation," he said.
He said post-mortem examinations found that the male motorcyclist died from severe head and neck injuries, while his female pillion rider died from severe head injuries.
The crash involved a motorcycle and an unidentified vehicle near the Penang Bridge interchange along the expressway.
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