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Free Malaysia Today
19 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
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.
Malay Mail
20 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Crash in Kuantan kills couple, leaves their three children orphaned and in hospital
KUANTAN, June 18 — A man and his wife were killed, while their three children were injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Batu 8, Lepar, here last night. Pekan police chief Superintendent Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said the crash, which occurred at about 10pm, involved a Proton Wira car carrying the family of five and a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry owned by Golden Green Farm. He said initial investigations found that the crash occurred when Jamal Azizul Samat, 44, who was at the wheel of the car, which was heading towards Segamat from Kuantan, was believed to have lost control of the wheel while overtaking another vehicle before entering the opposite lane and colliding with the oncoming lorry. 'As a result of the crash, Jamal Azizul and his wife, Lizawati Abdullah, 41, died at the scene due to serious injuries. Their bodies were sent to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA), Kuantan, for a post-mortem,' he said in a statement. Mohd Zaidi said the three children, aged six to 17, suffered injuries to the head, face and abdomen, and were sent to the same hospital for treatment. 'The lorry driver Logesvaran Kandan, 31, did not suffer any injuries, while his two passengers, aged 24 and 37 respectively, suffered minor injuries,' he said. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama
