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Teacher killed in crash in Maran while on the way home to Temerloh
MARAN: A religious school teacher was killed and three others were injured in an accident in Jalan Besar, near Jengka 20 here, today.
In the 9.30am accident, the Perodua Myvi driven by Nurfarah Izyan Ismail, 28, from Temerloh, collided with a mobile drilling truck.
"Nurfarah was on her way home to Sungai Gau, Temerloh, from SMA Al-Basriah in Jerantut," Maran police chief Superintendent Wong Kim Wai said.
"She is believed to have lost control of her vehicle and veered into the opposite lane before crashing into an oncoming lorry.
"The 51-year-old lorry driver from Bandar Jengka has a fractured left thigh.
"Two of his assistants, who were in the front passenger seat, suffered minor injuries.
"A fourth assistant, who was seated in the rear section of the lorry, escaped unhurt," he said today.
Wong said the lorry driver and the two injured assistants, aged 25 and 45, were receiving treatment at Jengka Hospital.
He said the case is being investigated for reckless or dangerous driving.
