MELAKA: A motorist suspected of being drunk while allegedly causing the death of a disabled couple in a crash in Jalan Serkam Pantai in Merlimau, Jasin, on Monday (June 6) has been remanded for four days.

       The remand order against the factory operator was issued by Magistrate Nabihah Mohd Noor in Ayer Keroh here on Tuesday (June 7).

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       The 24-year-old man is being held for investigation under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

       On Monday, Melaka Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Amran @ Mohamad Zaki Omar identified the couple killed in the 7.45am crash as motorcyclist Ezuddin Mohammad, 50, and his wife Surayah Muhamat, 48, who was riding pillion.

       He said the accident involved a car and three motorcycles.

       He said preliminary investigations showed that the car, believed to have been driven by a drunk man, was travelling from Merlimau to Melaka. - Bernama