KUALA LUMPUR – The police have identified the bodies of a man and a woman involved in a fatal accident after the car they were travelling in plunged into a lake at Jalan Kg Setia, Batu Arang here yesterday evening.
Sg Buloh police chief Shafa’aton Abu Bakar said the victims have been identified as Muhammad Faizal Abu Hassan, 43, a police retiree, and Chong Kha Mun, 35, with police checks revealing that the two were neighbours based on their last known addresses.
He said in the 6.10pm incident, the Toyota Vios the victims were in had skidded to the left of the road before plunging into Tasik Biru Kundang.
“Their bodies were brought out of the lake at 8.02pm by Fire and Rescue Department personnel and pronounced dead at the scene.
“There is damage to the front of the car and the mirror, and investigations are still underway," he said in a statement today.
He said independent witnesses are being identified to assist in the investigation.
The bodies of the two victims have been taken to Sg Buloh Hospital for autopsy.
Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said they received a call from the public regarding the incident at 6.10pm, and a team from the Batu Arang Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene. – Bernama, February 1, 2021
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