People Grabbed Groceries Of Dead Elderly Couple Near Kajang Utama

A trip to the convenience store ended in tragedy when an elderly couple were hit by a train while making an illegal crossing when they were returning to their home in Kajang Utama.

The pensioners, identified as 69-year-old Md Nor Md Lian and 64-year-old Noriah Mat Ani, were said to be walking home to their flat after grocery shopping at Reko Sentral here.

The couple was taking a shortcut across railway tracks near Jalan Reko to return to their house at Jalan Sek 2/20 Kajang Utama, some 200 metres from the scene.

Nasty passersby helped themselves to bags of groceries after an elderly couple was knocked down by a train, while returning from shopping yesterday.

Kajang Police chief ACP Ab Rashid Ab Wahab confirmed both died on the spot in the 12.30pm incident.

“The victims sustained serious head and body injuries, and they were dragged for almost three kilometres before falling into a nearby drain,” Ab Rashid said.

The bodies were sent to the Kajang Hospital for a post-mortem.

“We will commence investigations into their deaths as soon as we’ve received more information on the case.