Wan Rukman said Muhammad Amar Danish Mohammad Ridhuan, 20, from Kuala Lumpur, who sustained serious injuries to his waist, was currently being treated at Dungun Hospital.
He said that the incident was believed to have occurred when the four victims were returning to campus from dinner.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who is believed to be mentally ill, and the victims were travelling from Kuala Dungun to Teluk Gadung.
“Upon arriving at the scene, the suspect, from Kampung Sura Tengah, Dungun, struck the back of the victims’ motorcycles, resulting in the deaths of three on the spot due to broken necks and injuries to the head and chest. Another victim is still being treated at Dungun Hospital,” he said in a statement today.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) Road Transport Act 1987.
-- BERNAMA
