Two elderly men killed in crash on NSE near Slim River

IPOH: Two elderly men were killed when their four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the back of a trailer at KM365 northbound of the North-South Expressway near Slim River. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer-in-charge Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop said the victims, aged 83 and 76 years old, died on the spot during the incident on Friday...

Doctor killed in fatal accident on way to Klebang Besar in Melaka

MELAKA: A 41-year-old doctor was killed after being involved in a fatal accident while heading home after completing his shift at a hospital here. Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit identified the victim as Dr Sandeep Singh Panthlia, who succumbed to serious head and body injuries on the spot in the 9.40am accident on Thursday...

Driver burnt to death in road accident near Jeram Toi recreational forest

SEREMBAN: A driver was burnt to death after his car was engulfed by flames following an accident along Jalan Bukit Tangga near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's vehicle was hit by a lorry near the Jeram Toi recreational forest around 9.30am on Tuesday (Sept 26). "The huge impact has caused both vehicles...

Senior citizen, daughter, son-in-law killed in blaze in Kedah

SUNGAI PETANI: A 90-year-old woman, her daughter and son-in-law were killed in a fire that destroyed eight semi-wooden double-storey shoplots in Kota Kuala Muda in Kedah on Monday (Sept 18) morning. The Fire and Rescue department said that the charred remains were discovered at one of the shoplots. "The fire was put under control at about 3.08am....

Man killed, two homes severely damaged in early morning fire

GEORGE TOWN: A 60-year-old disabled man perished in a fire that engulfed two kampung houses in the early hours of Monday morning (Sept 18). The Fire and Rescue department in a statement said the man burnt to death in the fire at Jalan Kampung Pisang in Ayer Itam here. "We received a report at 3.44am of a...

Sarawak’s Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip passes away

KUCHING: Sarawak's Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip has passed away here. Talib, 72, was reported to have died at about 6pm on Friday (Sept 15) in a private hospital here after being unwell. An obituary notice shared on WhatsApp to the media stated that he would be laid to rest at the Semariang Muslim cemetery here at...

Man killed after 4WD hits parked trailer on NSE near Muallim

IPOH: A man was killed after his four-wheel drive (4WD) collided with a trailer at KM383.3 of the North-South Expressway near Muallim district. Muallim OCPD Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said the incident occurred at around 4.50am Thursday (Sept 7). “The victim has been identified as 29-year-old Muhamad Azwan Roslan from Dengkil, Selangor," he said in a...

Two men die in car-lorry accident in Tangkak

TANGKAK: Two men were killed on the spot after the car they were travelling in was involved in an accident with a lorry in Pekan Sagil here. Tangkak Fire station chief Rafiah Aziz said the station was notified of the incident near an oil palm plantation on Jalan Sagil of Jementah at 7.02am on Wednesday (Sept...

Foreign worker killed in quarry accident

IPOH: A foreign worker has died in a mishap at a quarry in Keramat Pulai here. According to Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop, a distress call was received at 11am on Tuesday (Sept 5). “The victim’s hand was reported to be stuck in heavy machinery. “Right now we have to stop the retrieval...

Samirah, two teens responsible for Cradle Fund CEO’s death, says prosecution

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was on Monday (Sept 4) told that Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers were responsible for the death of Cradle Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim submitted that since the three respondents were the last persons seen with the deceased (Nazrin), it was...