Student killed as car and truck collide in Besut

JERTIH: A secondary school pupil has been killed and two others seriously injured when the car they were in collided with a four-wheel drive vehicle on Jalan Bukit Jeruk-Benting Lintang near Kampung Bukit Jeruk here. Besut police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said police received a report about the accident at 1.10 pm on Monday...

Loke orders thorough probe into Kluang fatal crash

SEPANG: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has assured that a thorough investigation will be carried out into the fatal crash that claimed five lives on the North-South Expressway near Kluang, Johor, on Thursday (March 27). He said the ministry would take stern action against the transport company allegedly responsible for the accident if it was found to...

‘Balik kampung’ turns tragic after three in family killed in accident on expressway

KLUANG: What was supposed to be an exciting "balik kampung" journey turned into a tragedy when three members of a family died in an accident while travelling back to their hometown for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Taufiq Bani, 33, said his sister, Siti Khazira, 35, and her husband, Nasaarudin Pardi, along with their four children, were on...

Singaporean boy dies in hospital after car-lorry crash in JB

JOHOR BARU: A seven-year-old Singaporean boy died while being treated for injuries after an accident between a car and a lorry at KM2.4 of Jalan Pantai here bound for Permas Jaya. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 10.34pm on Sunday (March 16). “Initial investigations found that the lorry, driven by...

Woman killed as car overturns on PLUS Highway near Kulai

KULAI: A woman has been killed and three others injured in an accident at KM 39.9 of the southbound PLUS Highway. Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Asmiza Zaini said a distress call was received at 5.19pm on Sunday (March 9). "Fire and Rescue teams from Kulai and Renggam were dispatched to the scene and they...

Two Seremban teens killed after car runs red light, crashes into their motorcycle

SEREMBAN: Two teenagers were killed when a car driven by an 18-year-old boy is believed to have run a red light at a junction and crashed into their motorcycle here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victims, aged 16 and 15 years old, respectively, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm...

Mad Rush For Free Eggs After Lorry Carrying 2,500 Trays Of Eggs Overturns On Highway In Malaysia

It seems some Malaysians found themselves stocking up on eggs in an un-eggs-pected way earlier this week. A lorry transporting thousands of eggs skidded and flipped over after being hit by a truck from behind on a Malaysian highway at about 5.30am on Wednesday (Feb 19). Fortunately, the driver and an assistant in the vehicle were unharmed,...

Brothers suffer life-altering injuries in Nibong Tebal crash while on their way to school

NIBONG TEBAL: Two brothers, who were on their way to school, sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle they were on collided with a lorry at the entrance to Jalan Besar Sungai Bakap here on Tuesday (Feb 18). Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) district police chief Supt Chong Boo Khim said that in the 7.35am incident, the seven-year-old...

Tragic road accident claims life of bride-to-be in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: A bride-to-be died after the car she was in crashed into a truck while trying to overtake another vehicle here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said the accident occurred at KM52 of Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing at around 4pm on Saturday (Jan 25). “The 22-year-old woman, who was driving a hatchback car, tried to overtake...

Lorry driver dies after rear-ending trailer on NSE

MUAR: A lorry driver has died after the vehicle he was driving rear-ended a trailer at KM132.3 of the North-South Expressway here. Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that following a report from the public at about 7am, initial investigations showed that the accident occurred when the trailer, driven by a 49-year-old man,...