Netizens Celebrate Deaths of 2 13-Year-Olds in Malaysia Motorcycle Crash

A terrible tragedy happened in Malaysia involving young teenagers and motorcycles, a combo which could unfortunately only end in disaster.

13-Year-Old Teens Die in Malaysia Motorcycle Crash

The accident happened on 15 August at 11:20 pm in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

Two 13-year-old boys had somehow obtained a motorcycle each, and they didn’t just ride them. The duo started performing dangerous stunts on their motorbikes.

According to the local police chief, the two friends engaged in a “wheelie joust“, where they lifted the front wheel of their motorcycles and rode straight at each other.

Unluckily and predictably, the stunt went wrong and the two collided head-on, fatally injuring both teens who died at the scene.

Photos of the accident site showed the fallen motorcycles surrounded by shattered debris

The bodies of the teens were mercifully censored but they had been flung clear of the motorcycles by the impact.

Police chief Hafiz said that as the two victims, friends from the nearby Kampung Kubu Gajah, were underaged, their parents or guardians could be charged under Section 39 of the Road Transport Act 1987, which handles the restrictions on driving for young people.

They can also be charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which deals with neglecting or exposing a child to danger.

As such, police chief Hafiz urged parents to control their children’s activities to curb these hazardous racing activities that endanger both the minors and others around on the road.

He highlighted that the deaths from illegal racing and speeding from January 2024 to August numbered 11 so far, compared to three in all of 2023.

He called the increase in fatalities worrying and urged the community to be the “eyes and ears” for the police to stop the illegal races.

In Malaysia, these motorcycle racers are called Mat Rempits, typically young hooligans who engage in reckless riding and stunts.

Despite many attempts and crackdowns by the law, their biking daredevil culture remains alive.

Even Singaporean riders have gotten into similar stunt riding in Malaysia, posting them publicly on YouTube.

Malaysia Netizens Celebrate Teen Motorcyclists’ Deaths

Malaysia’s public has apparently lost all sympathy for them, and even social media comments for the deaths of the two young teens had commenters celebrating.

The comments read “[serves] them right!” and “mantap” (awesome), among a flood of similar reactions.

Other social media sites contained much the same. They claimed “nothing of value was lost” or “rest in piss” at the deaths.

One Reddit user on the Malaysia subreddit said that the two 13-year-olds made the conscious decision to engage in the dangerous activity that put other innocent people in jeopardy.

Calling their actions “selfish” and “stupid”, the user declared that they felt no “remorse” for such people meeting the outcomes of their foolish decisions. The comment was heavily upvoted.

Another user replied arguing that the kids were just 13 and were not mature enough to fully gauge risks. They pointed out that most people had made stupid mistakes by that age and put the blame on the parents instead.

Though to be fair, most mistakes made by 13-year-olds don’t involve vehicle crashes.

Other netizens instead blamed society itself. They pointed out that these children in Malaysia had managed to get their hands on a motorcycle somehow, which isn’t something most rebellious 13-year-olds usually have.

They also cited the lack of parenting and education as part of the problem, alongside with lack of adequate police enforcement.