Cops Identify Victims Of Kl Karak Expressway Fatal Crash

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The Pahang fire and rescue department said a five-tonne lorry, a Honda Accord, a Proton Waja, a Proton Saga and a Subaru were involved in the accident which occurred yesterday afternoon. (JBPM pic)
KUANTAN: Police have identified the three victims who were killed in a five-vehicle collision, at KM50.8 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak-Kuala Lumpur (KLK) Expressway, yesterday.
Bentong police chief Zaiham Kahar said the victims were identified as the driver of a Honda Accord, Wong Kean Yeap, 29, along with the passengers – his sister, Wong Hwee Moon, 34, and their mother, Lee Lai Cheng, 61.
He added that the other three passengers in the car – a 33-year-old man and two children, a five-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl – sustained injuries, and were taken to Bentong Hospital for treatment.
Yesterday, the Pahang fire and rescue department said a five-tonne lorry, a Honda Accord, a Proton Waja, a Proton Saga and a Subaru were involved in the accident which took place near Kampung Lentang, Bentong, at 4.55pm.
The 29-year-old driver of the lorry was also injured, while the driver and passengers of the other three vehicles did not suffer any injury.
“Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when the three-tonne lorry, travelling from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur, skidded, struck the road divider, and veered into the opposite lane, colliding with four other vehicles,” he said in a statement late last night.
Zaiham added that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
He urged any witnesses to come forward to assist in the investigation. - FMT

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