3 children orphaned after car crash in Kuantan
Pekan police chief Zaidi Mat Zin said the crash involved a Proton Wira, carrying the three children and their parents, and a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry. (JBPM pic)
PETALING JAYA : Three children were orphaned after a road accident which killed their parents in Lepar, Kuantan, last night.
The children, aged six to 17, suffered injuries to the head, face, and abdomen while their parents died at the scene, Bernama reported.
Pekan police chief Zaidi Mat Zin said the 10pm crash involved a Proton Wira car, carrying the three children and their parents, and a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry.
Initial investigations found that the crash occurred when the children's father lost control of the car while overtaking another vehicle, entering the opposite lane and colliding with the oncoming lorry.
The lorry driver was uninjured while his two passengers suffered minor injuries.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
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