Three dead, five severely hurt in Jalan Kuala Krai-Gua Musang accident

KOTA BARU: Three died and five were seriously injured in an accident involving three pickup trucks on Jalan Kuala Krai-Gua Musang, Kampung Pahi, early Saturday (April 27) morning.

The dead victims comprised two men and a woman while four men and a woman were seriously injured.

A Kuala Krai Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the fire department received an emergency call at 12.36am and arrived at the scene 17 minutes later.

He said a total of 17 firemen from the Kuala Krai and Sungai Durian stations were deployed to the location and found that two pickup trucks had collided with another truck.

“A victim was stuck in the vehicle and the firemen carried out rescue operations to extricate the victim using the Rescue Power Unit,” he said when contacted today.

According to him, all the victims involved in the accident were sent to Kuala Krai Hospital. – Bernama