Siti Aishah Zakaria and Azizah Musa, 42, who were on a motorcycle, died on the spot in the accident at the traffic light junction of Jalan Kuala Krai-Kota Baru at about 1pm, said a spokesman of the Kota Baru district police.
The spokesman said Azizah, who was riding the machine, had stopped at the lights when she was hit by a lorry carrying sandstone.
He said the lorry also crashed into three vehicles waiting behind the motorcycle.
Aishah’s father, Zakaria Muhamad, 43, an ex-serviceman, said he learned of the accident from a friend who called him at 1.15pm.He said his daughter’s teacher had informed him that Aishah had scored 4As, 4Bs and 1C in the examination.
