Elderly taxi driver dies after accident with SUV in Temerloh
TEMERLOH: A 72-year-old taxi driver died while receiving treatment at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital here yesterday following a crash with another vehicle in Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan, Lanchang, near here, yesterday.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mazlan Hassan said the victim was believed to be travelling home in his Nissan car from Mentakab when he was involved in the 1.55pm crash near Kampung Punjong.
"Initial investigations revealed an oncoming Toyota Harrier sports utility vehicle is believed to have veered into the taxi's lane. The 67-year-old Toyota driver sustained injuries.
"Both the drivers were taken to HOSHAS for treatment. The taxi driver died while receiving treatment at 3.30pm while the Toyota driver is still warded," he said in a statement today.
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