KOTA TINGGI: A motorcyclist died after the vehicle he was riding collided with a lorry here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received information about the incident at KM35 Jalan Lok Heng–Mawai at about 12.24am on Saturday (Jan 24). “The motorcycle was ridden by a 35-year-old man travelling from Bandar Penawar to Mawai, who had...
KOTA TINGGI: A fatal accident involving three vehicles, including a sports utility vehicle (SUV) suspected of carrying smuggled cigarettes, resulted in three deaths at KM56 of the Senai–Desaru Highway (E22) on Saturday (Oct 11) afternoon, Sinar Harian reports. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said that a 32-year-old local man driving an SUV sustained serious injuries...
BATU PAHAT: A motorist has died after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident where a lorry ploughed into six other vehicles here. Ayer Hitam Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Hafizul Adzrin said they received a distress call at 10.06am on Tuesday (Sept 30) about the incident in front of the Sabak...
KUANTAN: The crash involving the Air Force's F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet at the Kuantan Air Base was due to a bird strike. Air Force Chief General Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris said that its board of inquiry found that the bird strike involving a heron on the runway caused the aircraft's left engine to fail. "This conclusion...
NEW DELHI: A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter. The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authoriSed to speak...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The operation to hoist the wreckage of the police helicopter that crashed into Sungai Pulai in Gelang Patah is expected to begin at 8am on Thursday (July 17). A multi-agency coordination meeting was held on Wednesday (July 16) co-chaired by Johor internal security and public order department chief SAC Muhd Zailani Abdullah and Subang...
KULAI: A motorcyclist was killed instantly on the highway here after crashing into a bus parked in the emergency lane due to engine trouble. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee stated that police received information at around 1.50pm regarding the incident which occurred at KM18.3 of the North-South Expressway (northbound). “Preliminary investigations revealed that a bus...
KUANTAN: A man and his wife were killed, while their three children were injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Batu 8, Lepar, here on Tuesday (June 17) night. Pekan police chief Superintendent Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said the crash, which occurred at about 10pm, involved a Proton Wira car...
AHMEDABAD, (India): Police in the Indian city of Ahmedabad said no survivors were expected after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 on board crashed Thursday (June 12), warning of more deaths where the jet smashed down. "There appears to be no survivor in the crash," city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP. "And since the airplane has...
IPOH: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) has assigned a staff member to assist each family of students involved in the tragic accident that claimed 15 lives at KM53 of the East-West Highway, near Tasik Banding, Gerik, early on Monday (June 9) morning. UPSI vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff said the initiative was...
