KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — A 12-year-old boy was killed while his 14-year-old friend was injured after the motorcycle they were riding was crushed between two lorries outside Batu 3 Mosque on Jalan Jeniang in Gurun, Kedah, yesterday.

Kuala Muda district police chief Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan said police received a report at 2pm on an accident involving three vehicles, Astro Awani reported.

He said the deceased, Muhammad Ilham Firdaus Mohamad Iruan, a Year Six pupil at a school in Pendang, suffered severe injuries to his body and both thighs after becoming trapped between the lorries.

“His 14-year-old friend, who was riding pillion, suffered injuries to his hands and legs,” he said.

“Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when a car braked suddenly after the traffic light turned red, causing the lorry behind it to brake abruptly.

“The rear section of the lorry then skidded and crushed the motorcycle carrying the two victims between the two lorries,” he added.

Hanyan said the deceased became trapped near the rear wheels between the two lorries, while the other victim was thrown onto the road.

He said the boy’s body was taken to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani for a post-mortem.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.