Policeman killed in three-vehicle crash near Gerik

IPOH: A police officer has been killed and two others injured in an accident involving two lorries and a car at KM85.3 on the Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu Road, near Kampung Tawai in Gerik. Gerik police chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said the 1.50am incident on Wednesday (Oct 1) involved a lorry hauling logs, a trailer carrying...

Motorist dies in seven-vehicle pile-up in Batu Pahat

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...

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...

Lahad Datu crash claims three lives

LAHAD DATU: Three men were killed after the four-wheel-drive vehicle they were travelling in collided with a trailer carrying palm oil at Batu 16, Jalan Lahad Datu-Sandakan, on Tuesday night (July 1). Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station chief Sumsoa Rashid said the victims have been identified as the driver Mohd Azizi, 28, and front passenger...

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...

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,...

Factory manager gets away from car moments before lorry crashes into it

MELAKA: A 36-year-old factory manager got out of harm's way moments before his luxury car burst into flames after a crash along KM199.7 of the North-South Expressway near Ayer Keroh Toll Plaza. Tan Hong Ta from Johor Baru was thankful that no fatalities occurred after a tanker lorry collided with the rear of his car in...

Accident blocks Ipoh-Menora Tunnel route, causes 5km congestion

IPOH: An accident involving a tanker lorry and three cars on the North-South Expressway has resulted in all northbound lanes being blocked, causing a 5km crawl on Sunday (Dec 22). PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS), via an X post, reported that the incident occurred at Kilometre 264.4 of the expressway at 5:52pm. The tanker lorry skidded, coming to...

Three killed, five hurt in seven-vehicle crash on KL-Karak expressway

KUANTAN: Three men died and five others were injured, three seriously, in a seven-vehicle pileup at KM42 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway on Monday (Sept 30). A spokesman for the Pahang Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Pahang said they received an emergency call at 4.13am regarding a road crash involving four cars, a three-ton lorry...