Seremban district police chief Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the motorcyclist and pillion rider, aged 15 and 16, were confirmed dead at the scene due to severe head injuries.

“Initial investigations found that the 8.30pm accident occurred when a Honda Jazz driven by an 18-year-old with a 17-year-old male passenger was travelling from Senawang towards Paroi.

“The driver of the car is believed to have failed to stop at a red traffic light, and hit the Modenas Kriss motorcycle ridden by the two victims as well as a Honda Vario motorcycle coming from the left,” he said in a statement today.

The driver and passenger of the car as well as the rider and pillion passenger of the other motorcycle involved suffered serious injuries and were taken to Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital for further treatment.

Mohamad Hatta said the bodies of both victims were taken to the forensic department of Rembau Hospital for a post-mortem. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Those with information about the incident are urged to contact the investigating officer of the case, G Sankar, at 014-6000353, or to go to the nearest police station to assist in the investigation.