Tumpat police chief Khairi Shafie said initial investigations indicated the two teenagers, aged 17 and 16, were travelling from Pasir Pekan to Pasir Mas.

“They are believed to have been performing dangerous stunts by lifting the motorcycle’s front wheel (doing a wheelie) while overtaking a car.

“This action caused them to enter the opposite lane and collide with a motorcycle ridden by a 53-year-old man,” he said in a statement today.

As a result of the collision, both teenagers suffered severe head injuries and were declared dead at the scene by a medical assistant from Tumpat Hospital.

Khairi said the bodies of the victims were sent to Tumpat Hospital for post-mortem examinations. The 53-year-old motorcyclist, who sustained serious leg injuries, was referred to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for treatment.