Woman killed, five others injured in multi-vehicle pileup

IPOH: A woman has been killed while her husband and two young children were injured after a lorry crashed into their motorcycle at Jalan Kampung Kayan, near Sitiawan. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the incident occurred around 8.15am on Wednesday (Oct 22), when the husband stopped the...

19-year-old killed in multi-vehicle crash on Kulai-Kota Tinggi road

KULAI: A 19-year-old was killed and several others injured in a crash involving four motorcycles, a car, and a lorry at Kilometre 4 on the Kulai-Kota Tinggi Road early Thursday (Sept 18) morning. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the accident occurred around 1.05am when a 26-year-old woman driving a Perodua Bezza struck a...

Two killed in lorry-trailer collision on North-South Expressway near Slim River

IPOH: Two men were killed and two others injured in an accident involving a 10-tonne lorry and a trailer at KM372 southbound of the North-South Expressway near Slim River. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad stated that the two deceased, both in their 20s, died at the scene on Monday (Aug...

Collision near Kuala Kangsar claims two lives

IPOH: Two men were killed after the four-wheel drive they were in collided with the back of a lorry at KM253 southbound of the North-South Expressway near Kuala Kangsar. Perak Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said both the 25-year-old driver and the 22-year-old passenger were trapped inside the vehicle. He said...

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...

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...

Fire destroys house and seven vehicles in Hulu Besut

JERTIH: A house and seven vehicles, including five motorcycles, were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Gong Duek in Hulu Besut on Sunday (Feb 2). Jertih fire station chief Mustafa Ismail said the two-storey semi-permanent house was 80% destroyed. "We received a distress call at 6.46pm. A team of 13 in two fire engines and a tanker...

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,...

Car crash turns into seafood grabfest on overturned lorry

MERSING: Dozens of onlookers flocked to an overturned lorry, vying for its seafood cargo strewn on the roadside. Photos and videos of people picking up the fish and shrimp that spilt from the lorry quickly went viral on social media, gathering all kinds of reactions. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said all the seafood have been...

QuickCheck: Did a Puspakom employee get slapped by a customer as seen in viral video?

A VIDEO has gone viral showing a man slapping another individual at what looks to be a workshop. Captions to the viral video claim that it shows a Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) employee being slapped by a dissatisfied customer. Is it true that a Puspakom employee was slapped by a customer in Johor Baru? VERDICT: TRUE Johor Baru South...