A CHINESE national believed to have caused the death of a Penang City Council (MBPP) public health assistant, after hitting him while he rode his motorcycle yesterday, has been remanded for four days from today.

Northeast police chief Che Zaimani Che Awang said police obtained a four-day remand order for the 24-year-old woman to facilitate investigations into the accident.

“We hope to submit the investigations papers to the deputy public prosecutor soon. If everything is in order the woman is likely to be charged in court on Tuesday,” he said in George Town today.

The accident is being investigated for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

He said police had earlier arrested the owner of the car, but the man was released and issued with a summons for allowing a person without a valid licence to drive his vehicle, under Section 26 of the same act.

In the 6.50am incident yesterday, Mohaidin Gani Mohamad, 58, was killed after his motorcycle was hit by a Honda Accord, near the Jalan Dato Keramat traffic light junction.

Closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) footage at the scene showed the car driven by the woman did not stop but crashed into two motorcycles and a car, which had stopped in the middle lane.

Initial investigations revealed that the driver was intoxicated but police are still waiting for results of the blood test to determine the level of alcohol and if any drugs were in her system. – Bernama, October 26, 2019.