KLUANG – Three men were killed while another five were injured in an accident involving two vehicles at KM15 Jalan Kluang-Teck Wah Hing here yesterday evening.
Kluang district police chief Bahrin Mohd Nor said the accident involving a Placer-X van and a Proton Wira occurred at 4pm .
He said the two victims who died at the scene were the car driver Muhammad Haziq Haiqal Mohd Faizal, 20 and the back seat passenger Muhammad Khairil Rosli, 17.
The car’s front seat passenger Ariffudin Khairum Ab Ghafar, 21, died at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital here while receiving treatment.
“The five injured victims include another passenger in the back of the car and a family of four who were passengers of the van. They are all currently being treated at the same hospital,” he said in a statement last night.
According to Bahrin, preliminary investigations indicated the accident happened when Haziq lost control of the car and entered the opposite lane before colliding head-on with the van.
The car was travelling from the direction of Kluang.
“As a result of the collision, the car driver and the back seat passenger sustained serious injuries and both died on the spot,” he said.
He also said the van driver and the passengers were a family comprising a husband, 43, and wife, 42, and their two children, 15 and 11.
The case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Meanwhile, Renggam Fire and Rescue Station operations commander, Senior Fire Officer ll Shoromi Salih said in a separate statement that they received an emergency call about the accident at 4.29pm.
Shoromi said eight firefighters and a fire rescue truck were sent to the scene.
The operation ended at 5.14pm. – Bernama, November 29, 2022
