Butterworth: A teenage boy was killed while seven others were injured in an eight-motorcycle crash at Kilometre 8.2 of the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) early this morning. Central Seberang Perai district police chief ACP Helmi Aris reported that preliminary investigations indicated that all motorcycles were heading from Seberang Perai to Kulim when the crash occurred.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, a motorcycle is believed to have lost control and skidded, causing the other motorcycles to crash into each other. This resulted in a motorcyclist falling to the left curb before hitting the divider separating the motorcycle lane and the car lane. The victim, 18, suffered severe injuries to his head and body and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital's forensics unit for a post-mortem examination.

The seven other motorcyclists, aged between 18 to 22, received treatment at the same hospital. The case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, as stated by ACP Helmi Aris.