Kota bharu: A Form One schoolgirl was killed while another was injured when they were hit by a car in their school compound after the car's driver unintentionally stepped on the accelerator.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Azmir Damiri stated that they received a report about the fatal crash that occurred at the girl's surau of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanjong Mas at about 2.15 pm. Preliminary investigations revealed that the crash happened around 1.50 pm when the woman driver mistakenly stepped on the accelerator, crashing into two schoolgirls who were believed to be putting on their shoes in front of the surau.

One schoolgirl died at the scene of the crash due to severe injuries to her head, while the other girl is being treated for severe injuries to her body at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital's Red Zone, ACP Mohd Azmir explained in a statement. He added that the car driver was unhurt.

The body of the deceased schoolgirl has been sent to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Kubang Krian Specialist Hospital's forensics unit for an autopsy. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

ACP Mohd Azmir urged eyewitnesses of the crash to come forward and assist investigations. He requested that they contact the traffic investigating officer, Insp Muhammad Syarafuddin Bin Ramlee, at 09-7752315 or the Kota Bharu district police headquarters' Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division.