JOHOR BARU – Two women died while five people were injured and a child survived in an accident involving two vehicles at KM58.3 of the Senai-Desaru Expressway heading towards Senai in Kota Tinggi yesterday.
Penawar Fire and Rescue Station senior fire officer I Faizal Ahmad said they received a call about the accident involving the two cars – Perodua Alza and Hyundai i30 – at 3pm.
He said the Alza was carrying six passengers, two of whom died, two men and a woman were injured and a child survived; while a woman and a man in the Hyundai i30 were also injured.
“When our team arrived at the scene, we found two of the victims trapped in the Alza. The team managed to free them but they were confirmed dead by Health Ministry (MoH) personnel and their bodies were handed to the police.
“The injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital by an MoH ambulance,” he said in a statement last night.
Meanwhile, Kota Tinggi district police chief Hussin Zamora confirmed receiving a report on the accident adding that the identities of all the accident victims will be made known later. – Bernama, March 24, 2023
