GEORGE TOWN: A housewife riding pillion on a motorcycle lost her right leg after the motorcycle collided with a car on Thursday.
Nagamah, 54, was seated behind her husband when the 7.30pm incident took place at a sharp bend at Paya Terubong, near here.
Her right leg was instantly severed upon impact with the car, which sped off immediately after the collision.
The severed limb was recovered more than 20m away from the scene.
Nagamah was rushed immediately to Penang Hospital.
The mother of two is reported to be in a critical condition.
Both Nagamah's daughters, who are in their 20s, were seen waiting outside the intensive care unit.
One of them said Nagamah was still unconscious and unaware that her leg had been severed in the accident.
"We are worried about how our mother will react when she comes around and finds out that her right leg has been amputated, " she said.
54세의 가정주부가 남편 뒤의 오토바이에 앉아 가다가 자동차와 충돌하여 오른쪽 다리가 잘려나갔다고 하네요....자녀들은 아직 의식불명인 엄마가 깨어나 다리가 없어진 것을 알았을 때의 충격을 더 걱정하고 있다고 합니다...(오토바이 조심 합시다!!)