Five family members killed in Jerantut car crash
Five members of a family were killed in a two-vehicle collision, involving a Perodua Bezza and a Toyota Alphard, on Jalan Jerantut Feri, Jerantut, around midnight last night.
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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