A senior police officer has been arrested for his alleged involvement in an accident in which a 17-year-old student motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a car near Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jati in Meru yesterday.

Ipoh district police chief Yahaya Hassan said the 44-year-old officer, who is attached to the Kedah police contingent headquarters, will be remanded today to assist in the investigation under...