KUANTAN – Three people were killed and one was injured when the car they were in skidded at KM165.8 of the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) westbound in Maran today.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (Operation) Ismail Abdul Ghani said the dead victims comprised two women and a man.
“The department was informed of the incident at 8.10am and upon arrival at the scene, it was found that the incident involved a Perodua Kancil with two victims pinned in the vehicle,” he said in a statement here today.
Ismail said the bodies of the victims were handed over to police for further action and it was learned that the remains were sent to Jengka Hospital for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, Maran district police chief Norzamri Abd Rahman said all victims involved were siblings returning home to Johor after taking one of the victims to enrol at a tahfiz centre in Jerantut.
The dead were the driver, Siti Fatimah Yusry, 20, her elder brother Ahmad Basyir, 27, and Saiedah, 15, who was the tahfiz student.
Another younger sister, Adawiyah, 11, was injured on the head and is being treated at the red zone of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh.
They were all from Kg Melayu, Kulai, Johor.
“The incident is believed to have taken place at about 7am after the car carrying the victims lost control and skidded into the highway divider,” he said in a statement here today.
He said further investigation is being carried out under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, November 12, 2022
