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Message: <blockquote data-quote="satria_95" data-source="post: 857499" data-attributes="member: 1506">Roadblock crash after laksa meal <a href="mailto:mmnews@nstp.com.my"></a>PENANG, Sept 19 Three friends returning home from a laksa meal in Gurney Drive were killed in an accident yesterday.The trio, who were in a Proton Wira with a friend, crashed into a police roadblock at 2.02am at the Jelutong Expressway near the Tesco Hypermarket.They were travelling from George Town towards the Penang Bridge when the accident happened. The car overturned after hitting the roadblock. Three policemen and a motorcyclist whom they were checking at the roadblock also died in the crash.The policemen were Lance Corporal Ridzuan Jaafar, 41, of Alor Star, Kedah; volunteer reserve constable Shamsuri Mohamed, 30, of Mergong, Kedah; and constable Lok Wan Loo, 35, of Paya Terubong, Penang. Those in the Proton who died were driver Rokaib Mohd Amin, 20, of Gambang, Pahang; Mohd Azrul Nayan, 21, of Pekan, Pahang; and his girlfriend Azura Romli, 20, of Pendang, Kedah. The motorcyclist was Mohamad Izwan Badri, 19, of Bota, Perak.State police chief Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee said the car was believed to be speeding and overturned twice at the roadblock when the driver lost control. The speed limit on expressway is 80km per hour.He said police had set up roadblocks along Jalan Tanjong Tokong, the Jelutong Expressway, the junction of Jalan Bagan Jermal and Jalan Kelawei, Lebuh Light and the junction of Jalan Greenhall and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah to check on stolen motorcycles.Wan said the road was slippery due to heavy rain. The three men in the car were working for a ship-building company while Azura was employed at a factory in Bayan Lepas. Mohamad Izwan was a canteen assistant at a factory while the policemen had just started work two days ago after completing six months’ training. The only surviving passenger of the car was Mohd Taufik Abdul Hamid, 20. He sustained minor cuts and bruises and was treated at the Penang Hospital.Wan said the victims died on the spot except Mohd Azrul who died in hospital. Several motorcycles from the Jelutong police station parked near the roadblock were also damaged," he said.'Too late to save them'"I heard a policeman shouting lari. A car suddenly skidded out of control. We could not do anything to save them."Ropishah Ahmad, 21, who witnessed the accident, said within seconds, the car smashed into the policemen, and her boyfriend, Mohamad Izwan Badri.Ropishah could not speak further as she collapsed at the mortuary. When she regained consciousness later, Ropishah screamed Izwan’s name several times.Ropishah and Izwan were travelling on a motorcycle when they were stopped by policemen during the roadblock. As the policemen checked out Izwan, Ropishah stood beside the motorcycle.Ropishah said she met Izwan two months ago. They were heading to her house in Permatang Damar Laut when the accident happened.</blockquote>