01-06-2025
Toddler succumbs to injuries three days after Muar highway crash
MUAR: A two-year-old girl who was injured in a two-vehicle crash on the North-South Expressway on May 26 succumbed to her injuries three days later.
She was one of four occupants in a car that was involved in a crash with a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), in an accident that was captured in a video which later went viral on social media.
She died while receiving treatment at the Muar Hospital.
A 14-second clip uploaded on X showed the MPV ramming into the rear of the car at Km144.9 northbound, causing it to spin out of control before crashing into metal barriers.
Muar district police chief Assistant Commissioner Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said initial investigations showed that the MPV driver, who was heading north from Johor, lost control and rammed into the rear of the car, causing it to veer off the road and crash into a guardrail.
All four occupants in the Saga were rushed to the hospital.
However, the toddler succumbed to her injuries without regaining consciousness on May 28.
Raiz said the MPV driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
He urged eyewitnesses to contact Inspector Siti Ayu Mohamad Japri at 010-7724850 or report to the Muar Traffic Police to assist in the investigation.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident in Seri Alam, a 21-year-old man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a road median at Km7.4 of Jalan Permas–Pasir Gudang early this morning.
The victim is believed to have lost control of his motorcycle at 3.30am before crashing into the median. He died on the spot from severe head injuries.
