NIBONG TEBAL, April 20 — Six of the 528 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot died on the spot after being hit by vehicles while crossing the southbound North-South Expressway near Jawi early today.
Penang Police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain the six detainees who perished in the 6.50 am incident comprised two men, two women, a boy and a girl.
“When they saw the accident that killed their countrymen, 229 other detainees decided not to cross the highway for fear of suffering the same fate.
