A traffic policewoman succumbed to her injuries after she was tragically run over by a 17-year-old motorcyclist during 'Ops Roda/Rempit' on 6 September
Johor police chief, Rusli Ahmad said the incident occurred at 2.40 am while Inspector Margaret Tagum Anak Goen, 32, from the Kluang district police headquarters, was conducting a roadblock along with 20 traffic police personnel and a team of volunteer police.
"The Ops started at 1.30 am, an hour later **there was a group of bikers heading from Mersing towards Kluang trying to escape the roadblock when one of them rammed into Margaret,**" he said when contacted today.
**Tagum suffered a broken arm, hip bone and leg from the impact of the collision in addition to internal bleeding and was reported to be critical. She died at 12.45 pm at Hospital Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom (HEBHK), he said.**
None of the motorcyclists in the group have a driving license. The rider who ran down Inspector Margaret was arrested as soon as he fell from his bike, while 6 of his friends, all of whom are between 14 to 20 years of age, were arrested after they fled the scene.
**None of them had a licence and they were believed to be racing during the incident. All of them tested negative for drugs and have been remanded for four days, said Rusli.**
**Meanwhile, Leon, a soldier at Kem Mahkota, here, who was in a distraught state told reporters he was aggrieved that the incident happened while his wife was on duty.**
Leon, who declined to be interviewed further, said Tagum and he were married six years ago, however, they have no children.
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IGP Khalid Abu Bakar also confirmed the arrest of a social media user who insulted the late Inspector Margaret
A family, including a seven-month-old baby, was killed in a car crash at DUKE highway just a few months ago:
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