Five family members killed in Jerantut car crash
According to Jerantut police chief Supt Zukri Muhammad, the victims were identified as the driver of the Perodua Bezza, Ikmal Ishak, 26, who resides in Ulu Kinta, Perak, and his wife, Nur Arfiqah Aziz Jaafar, 23.
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