Lorry driver, attendant killed in crash near Seremban

SEREMBAN:  A lorry driver and his attendant were killed when the vehicle swerved and overturned after it skidded at KM 226.3 of the northbound North-South Expressway (PLUS) here in the early hours of Tuesday (March 18). Rembau deputy police chief DSP Azmi Ali said the victims are aged 32 and 39 and died at the scene due to severe head injuries...

Zambry: Ministry did not receive any information on students affected by attack in Golok

PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry did not receive any information about Malaysian students affected by the attack in Golok, Thailand on March 8. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said his ministry was following developments in Southern Thailand closely. "Until now, we have no information whether our students (are affected) in terms of injuries or...

QuickCheck: Did a Singaporean crash his MPV into a JB restaurant?

MALAYSIAN food tastes better than Singaporean food. There, I said it. Maybe that is why there is a viral video floating around claiming that a Singaporean man drove his MPV into a restaurant in JB. Did this really happen? VERDICT: TRUE Johor Baru South Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police detected a viral video on social media showing a...

Cops seek dashcam footage in fatal crash involving two teens

SEREMBAN: Police are urging members of the public with dashboard camera (dashcam) footage related to the accident that claimed the lives of two teenagers after their motorcycle was hit by a car on Jalan Persiaran Senawang 1 last Thursday to come forward and assist in the investigation. Seremban OCPD ACP Mohamad Hatta Che Din said that...

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...

Woman dies, baby in critical state after collision on Jalan Johor Baru – Ayer Hitam

KLUANG: A female cook has died while a seven-month-old baby girl is in critical condition from a collision between their multipurpose vehicle and a lorry at KM86 along Jalan Johor Baru-Ayer Hitam here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the MPV was ferrying eight people from Muar after attending an engagement ceremony in the...

Two UTeM students killed, two injured in North-South Expressway crash

JASIN: Two Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) students were killed and two others injured when their car crashed into a guardrail on the North-South Expressway. Jasin OCPD Deputy Supt Ahmad Jamil Radzi confirmed that the deceased were identified as Nurul Syafiqah Nasruddin, 19, from Kampung Ulu Rokan, Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, and Nurhanis Afryna Azizan, 19, from...

Dungun crash: Driver doesn’t have driving licence, say cops

KUALA TERENGGANU: The female suspect who mowed down four Dungun Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) students last Wednesday (Oct 9) causing three deaths, was found not to have a driver's licence. Terengganu police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said so far a total of 11 individuals have been questioned to assist in the investigation into...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...