Bride-to-be dies in crash near Slim River

SLIM RIVER: Pang Lee Si was supposed to be married in 10 days' time.
However, the 35-year-old from Serdang, Kedah, and four others were killed when their journey to a musical performance at a temple ended in tragedy.

The MPV they were travelling in from Parit Buntar to Muar collided with a stationary 12-tonne lorry at KM372 of the North-South Expressway at about 7am yesterday.

The deceased (from left) Pang, Chin, Poh and Eng.

“The MPV crashed into a rice-laden lorry, which was parked on the emergency lane,” said Deputy Tanjung Malim OCPD Deputy Supt R. Supramaniam

“The lorry (which was heading towards Sungai Buloh, Selangor, from Jitra, Kedah) had a flat tyre and was forced to stop by the roadside.

“The MPV rammed into the lorry before the driver could place emergency cones to warn incoming vehicles,” he added.

DSP Supramaniam said the five died on the spot while six others were rushed to the Slim River Hospital.

Retiree Chong Soon Choy, 61, who drove the MPV earlier, said he felt tired and stopped at the Sungai Perak rest area to switch drivers.

Heng Choon Tee, 33, from Butterworth, then took over.

“When nearing the Slim River exit, a vehicle that was trailing behind flashed its headlights and we swerved to the left to let it pass,” said Chong, who broke his arm and ribs in the accident.

“The next thing I knew, I was in the car wreck and could hear people screaming and crying in pain,” he said.

Besides Heng, the others who died are Poh Hock Huat, 60, from Nibong Tebal, Daphne Eng Yuik Yee, 14, from Tanjung Piandang and Juvien Chin Yu Xuan, 12, from Nibong Tebal.
Besides Chong, who is from Bukit Mertajam, the others who were injured are Ho Seok Yi, 18, from Bagan Serai, Bu Wei Hong, in his 50s, Lim Tau Hong, five, Goey Wen Ni, 16, from Nibong Tebal, and Heng Ah Lee, 60, from Bagan Selatan.

At the hospital, Pang's mother was inconsolable, crying and saying that her daughter was to get married soon.

Heng's brother, who did not want to be named, said his sister was the emcee for the troupe.

“My sister and the group were supposed to perform some songs and dances at the temple event.

“We had just met about a week ago during a wedding function,” said the videographer.

“It's hard to imagine that she's gone.”

Three on Deepavali shopping trip killed in road accident

JITRA: A woman and her granddaughter were among three people killed in a road accident at the Jalan Tunjang-Jitra intersection here Saturday while returning from Deepavali shopping in Padang Besar, Perlis, police said Sunday.

Kubang Pasu Police chief Supt Ibrahim Mohd Yusoff said the dead were M. Kannigah, 61, her granddaughter J. Thivyaamsheni, 13, and another woman, G. Rathika, 29.

Rathika's husband D. Sivaprakash, 33, who was driving a Proton Iswara car, and their unidentified four-year-old daughter were badly injured and had been sent to the Jitra Hospital, he said.

Also injured was Thivyaamsheni's unidentified 16-year-old elder brother, who has also been admitted to the same hospital, he added.

Kannigah, who was from Taman Dato Osman Aroff, and Rathika died on the spot while Thivyaamsheni, who was from Bukit Mertajam, Penang, and a student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent there, died at the hospital.

Ibrahim said the accident happened at 5.40pm when the car driven by Sivaprakash, heading from Tunjang to Jitra, brushed against a Proton Exora coming from the opposite direction, rammed the faulty traffic lights at the Taman Suria intersection and overturned.

The driver and passengers in the Exora were not seriously injured, he said.
Ibrahim said the traffic lights at the intersection had not been working since Saturday morning and two minor accidents had occurred earlier in the day.

Kubang Pasu MP Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum, who is deputy agriculture and agro-based industry minister, visited family members of the dead at the Jitra Hospital.
Johari said he had asked the local authority to repair the traffic lights immediately. - Bernama

More than 10,000 motorists pay up AES summonses

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15, 2012): More than 10,000 motorists have settled their Automated Enforcement System (AES) summonses out of the 274,000 issued since the system was implemented on Sept 23.
Road Transport Department deputy director-general Datuk Ismail Ahmad said the payment rate was still low when compared to the number of summonses issued.
"Motorists must understand that the AES is not implemented to burden them, but it is instead a method to reduce road accidents," he told reporters after launching a Road Safety Awareness Campaign organised by the Consumers Protection and Welfare Board (LPKPM) at the Sungai Besi Toll Plaza here.
Ismail said various challenges were faced by enforcement agencies in reducing road accidents, especially fatalities, such as the increase in the number of vehicles and drivers each year.
He said the country experienced an increase of about 1.1 million vehicles a year and an additional 400,000 drivers, which posed a challenge to the department and other enforcement agencies in reducing fatalities in Malaysia.
"Actually, the increase in the number of vehicles and drivers is not a problem. What's important is that motorists have self-awareness and take the initiative to reduce road fatalities," he said.
He said the government had also set a target to reduce the Key Performance Index (KPI) for fatalities from 3.8 people out of 10,000 motorists to 2.0 by 2020.
Ismail lauded LPKPM's initiative in reducing road fatalities through such safety campaigns. "These campaigns are initiatives that we encourage because the community and enforcement agencies need to work together to handle this matter, instead of leaving it all to the enforcement only," he added. – Bernama

Car ploughs into 2 Indian nationals

RAWANG -- Two Indian nationals, contracted to clean garbage in the emergency lane, were killed when a car skidded and ploughed into them at the North-South Expressway near the Sungai Buluh Exit today.

Solid waste company staff Solai Alagan, 28, and Permal Soten Anbelan, 30,who were sandwiched to the rear of the dump truck by the car, died on the spot in the 3pm crash. 
 Their three colleagues managed to escape in the nick of time. 
 The deceased, and the driver of the car, believed to be a doctor, were sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital. 
 The condition of the doctor, who sustained head and body injuries, was reported to be stable. 
 Gombak police chief ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah said Alagan and Anbelan werecleaning piles of garbage when the car, which was driven in the middle lane,skidded and rammed into them. 
 He said firemen spent about 10 minutes to extricate the bodies which were trapped between the two damaged vehicles.  -- Bernama

 

Family and two others plunge down collapsed road

KAJANG: Five people narrowly escaped death while travelling on a road which collapsed near the Semenyih dam after several days of rain.

A car driven by a couple and their daughter and a van driven by a man plunged 30m into a river bank.
A security guard who went to investigate on his motorcycle hit into the rubble of the collapsed road and also slid down the river bank.

The Fire and Rescue Department was notified at around 7.43pm on Wednesday, minutes after it occurred, said operations officer Seman Awang.

Fifteen men in two engines were dispatched to the scene from Kajang and Bangi, he said at the scene.
“By the time we arrived at 8.24pm, the five had got to safety,” he added

Seman said the road would be closed until its “structural integrity” had been thoroughly examined.
The guard, Mohd Khair Abdullah Zabar, was working at the Semenyih dam here on Wednesday night when he noticed two sets of headlights shining down towards the river at about 8pm.
“I also heard a loud noise that sounded like a tree falling.

“That's when I got on my motorcycle to investigate,” said the 20-year-old.

“There were no street lights as the electricity had been cut. In my hurry to find out what had happened, I did not realise that a part of the road had collapsed.”

Mohd Khair said his motorcycle hit into some rubble and slid down the bank, where the overturned car was. Further away was the van.

He helped Sukri Serajudin, 32, and his wife Noor Shazwani Mohd Adnan, 24, pull their two-year-old child Noraina Qaisara from the backseat.

Together with the man in the van, they climbed up to the road, where Mohd Khair stopped a passing car and asked the driver to inform the police.

”The others were taken in an ambulance to the Kajang Hospital. My sister took me to the nearest clinic. I was only slightly injured,” Mohd Khairi said.

Kajang police station's Insp Zamri Musa, who was at the scene, said that about 500m of the road had been cordoned off within two hours of the landslide.

He expects the road to remain closed for at least six months for repairs.

Five killed in MPV-lorry crash near Slim River

IPOH: Five people died and six were injured when an MPV rammed into the rear of a lorry at KM372 of the North-South Expressway, near Slim River, early Tuesday.

Tanjung Malim deputy OCPD Deputy Supt R. Supramaniam said the MPV, which was carrying the 11 people, was heading towards Muar from Penang when the accident occured 7am.
"The MPV crashed into the rice-laden lorry, which was parked on the emergency lane," he told journalists here.

The lorry had stopped by the road side because of a flat tyre, he added.
"The MPV rammed into the lorry before the driver could put up emergency cones to warn oncoming vehicles," he said.

The five died on the spot while six others were rushed to the Slim River Hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Poh Hock Huat, 60, from Nibong Tebal; Daphne Eng Yuik Yee, 14, from Tanjung Piandang; Juvien Chin Yu Xuan, 12, from Nibong Tebal and Pang Lee Si, 35, from Kedah.

The fifth victim has yet to be identified.

The six injured have been identified as Chong Soon Choy, 61, from Bukit Mertajam; Ho Seok Yi, 18, from Bagan Serai; Bu Wei Hong, 50s; Lim Tau Hong, five; Goey Wen Ni, 16 from Nibong Tebal (discharged) and Heng Ah Lee, 60, from Bagan Selatan

Bus crash near Gopeng kills driver, injures 10 passengers

IPOH: An express bus driver was killed and 10 passengers injured after the vehicle crashed into the back of a trailer along the North-South Expressway near Gopeng at about 12.40am Tuesday.

Kampar OCPD Supt Ng Kong Soon said the driver, Abdul Rahim Musa, 57, died on the spot while 10 others who sustained light injuries were sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

“The bus was carrying 13 passengers and heading to Ipoh from Kuala Lumpur before crashing into the back of the trailer while going uphill,” he said, adding that the remaining three passengers did not sustain any injuries.

AES poised to make drivers toe the line

SOON Malaysians might be driving like Singaporeans.

What I mean by this is the sight of Singaporean drivers conforming to speed limits on their roads. It's a maximum 90kph on their highways and much less elsewhere. Cars in Singapore are often seen driving in unison, keeping to the speed limit in constant flow of traffic, afraid of being nabbed for breaking the law.

The reason why that might happen in Malaysia is thanks to the Automated Enforcement System (AES). It's a network of 1,081 cameras in 800 identified back spots noted for fatalities on the road.
Reportedly, AES will comprise 566 speed cameras, 265 traffic light cameras and 250 mobile cameras. Each camera can store images of 600 traffic offences per day. Fines will be split between the private companies and the Government on an increasing scale favouring the latter should the number of summons rise.

Those cameras will catch motorists beating red lights, which is an infamous habit among motorcyclists in the Klang Valley, and speeding on the roads and highways throughout the country.
Police speed traps will continue and together with the AES, both will seriously beef up the scanning of offenders on the roads of Peninsular Malaysia.

With so many sentries waiting to capture an image of traffic offenders, Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Solah Mat Hassan hopes the Perception of Being Caught (PoBC) among road users will increase from a meagre 20% to what he calls an ideal 80%.

That PoBC percentage basically translates to the fear a motorist has of being caught for flouting traffic rules. The low percentage in Malaysia shows just how motorists are blas over traffic rules and the higher the percentage is, well think of Singapore where the fear of being caught compels a lot of drivers to obey traffic rules.

The situation now is cars often never really follow the speed limits when in urban areas. Imagine travelling at 40kph in a single lane road in a housing area during rush hour.Honk!
Another bad and potentially fatal habit is motorcyclist beating traffic lights. For some, if there is an opportunity to speed off, they will. At times, some motorcyclists are so nonchalant they join traffic from another direction despite being instructed to stop.

By following the rules, hopefully fatalities on the road, of which the majority involve motorcyclists, will drop. Some will say the enhanced monitoring will rob some of the freedom Malaysian drivers have on the roads. There are drivers that often go faster than the speed limit. Maybe it's because they feel like they are crawling on the road in their modern cars if they were to travel at the speed limit.
Whatever the reason, a lot of drivers do follow the speed limit on the expressways and having more eyes on the road may lead to more disciplined and courteous driving.

All of that is fine if the purpose of the AES is to deter speeding and flouting of traffic laws. Warning signs of a camera nearby should follow the existing norm, which is to warn drivers to slow down.
If the distance between the warnings signs and the camera is beyond the current practice, then it goes to show that one of the main reasons for the system is to make money. Such a leeway shouldn't have been granted.

For motorists that right now have little regard for traffic rules, frequent and expensive summons will knock some sense into them. The interim period before PoBC increases, quite a number of Malaysians will find their wallets getting lighter if they continue to be apathetic towards traffic rules.
It will financially hurt them for a bit but the end result of more civic consciousness on the roads will justify it, begrudgingly though for some

Massive boulder falls on car during Penang storm

GEORGE TOWN: A washing machine-sized boulder damaged a car after it tumbled down from a hill in Changkat Bukit Gambier during a storm which also wreaked havoc in several places in the state.

Air cargo hub operations assistant Muhammad Nur Azley Stanley, 41, was shocked to see the boulder lying next to his partly-damaged Proton Iswara at about 1am.

“I heard a loud thud and shortly after, a neighbour came to my house and told me the bad news.

Boulder bother: Muhammad Nur Azley inspecting the damaged part of his car in Changkat Bukit Gambier, George Town.

“I will now have to spend at least RM800 to repair the damaged doors and shattered windows,” he said at the scene.

The storm, which lasted for a few hours from 10pm on Mon- day, also blew away the canopies of several makeshift hawker stalls put up in conjunction with the Hungry Ghost Festival in Paya Terubong here.

The structures which were put up on the roadside slightly damaged three vehicles parked nearby.
The strong winds and heavy rain also put a stop to a kotai (stage performance) after rainwater damaged the generator

Seberang Prai Municipal councillor Bakhtiar Appandi Yahya died

Thursday March 29, 2012 MYT 9:30:59 PM

TASEK GELUGOR: Seberang Prai Municipal councillor Bakhtiar Appandi Yahya died after being involved in an accident with a lorry in Taman Desa Sena Indah here Thursday.

The driver, in his 30s, was beaten up by the witnesses, armed with crash helmets, when he came down from his lorry to check on Bakhtiar's condition.

He had to be rescued by a police team. He was then sent to the Kepala Batas Hospital where he was warded with head and body injuries.
His lorry was torched.

The 56-year old two-term councillor, a pest control company branch manager, was said to be heading to his Lorong Desa Sena 11 home on a motorcycle when the incident happened at about 5pm.

He died on the spot due to head and body injuries.
Fellow councillor S. Guanalan said he had just met Bakhtiar in a meeting at the coucil headquarters in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam, at 2.30pm.

“I was chatting with him after the meeting ended at 4pm, and he left for home several minutes later. I could not believe it when I head the tragic news later.”

Council president Maimunah Mohd Sharif said she was shocked to hear of Bakhtiar's sudden demise, noting that fellow council employees and councillors would miss him.

“He was a jovial person and I remember him dancing when I sang a song during the council's Hari Anugerah ceremony in the Bertam Sports Complex recently.”

She added that it would be a sad day at the full council meeting Friday, noting that council secretary Rozali Mohamud would proceed to read aloud the answers to the written questions which Bakhtiar had submitted earlier.

A man was killed, and his wife and son injured when the car they were travelling in, collided head-on

KUANTAN: A man was killed, and his wife and son injured when the car they were travelling in, collided head-on with a four-wheel drive vehicle at the 71km Jalan Kea Farm-Tringkap near Cameron Highlands yesterday evening.

Saad Othman, 68, died on the spot.

 

His widow, Namezan Jalil, 63, and son, Abdul Hafiz, 35, were warded at the Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom Hospital with head and body injuries.

 

Their condition was described as serious but stable.

 

Cameron Highlands police chief DSP Wan Mohamad Zahari Wan Busu said today, the trio were on their way to Kea Farm from Tringkap when the crash occurred about 7.20pm.

 

He said Saad was from Taman Ehsan in Kepong, Selangor. -- BERNAMA

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Universiti Malaya (UM) student from China was kille

Tuesday May 29, 2012 MYT 2:27:00 PM
PETALING JAYA: A Universiti Malaya (UM) student from China was killed after she was hit by a car while crossing Jalan Universiti here.

The victim, Xiao Xiao,18, was walking across to her car near a supermarket to return to her residence in UM when the incident occured at 9.30pm Saturday.

A witness known only as Johnson, 24, said Xiao Xiao, a semester one student business administration, was hit by a speeding Nissan Sylphy.

"My best friend Xiao Xiao suffered head injuries. I only knew her for one year and hope police can take appropriate action," he said.

He said the car driver stoped the vehicle and later made a police report at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters.

Xiao Xiao's remains were sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital and later claimed by her cousin to be taken back to China.

Meanwhile, a Petaling Jaya police source said police had recorded a statement from the driver and several people to help in investigations.

"According to eyewitness reports, the victim crossed the road suddenly causing the Nissan driver to slam on the brakes," he added.

Anyone with information on the case can contact the Petaling Jaya police at 03-79662222. The case is investigated under Section 41 (1) of Road Transport Act. - Bernama

Warning on drink-driving

WORRYING: It was the cause of most accidents during Gawai festival

KUCHING:  DRUNK driving was  the cause of most accidents on the Sarawak stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway during the Gawai Dayak last June, according to a recent  study by the Sarawak Road Safety Council.

Doing the Gawai ngabang (visiting) by car to visit relatives and friends in longhouses while under the influence of alcohol was the main cause of the unusually high number of accidents on the highway, said the council's deputy director, Redzuan Hamdan.

He was speaking after joining the Petronas Jom Merdeka Raya Bersama Petronas road safety campaign drive along the Samarahan Expressway.

At least 20 people lost their lives in this year's Gawai road crashes. Among them was a senior editor of a local newspaper.

Redzuan said he feared the long holidays could encourage people to return to their longhouses for a reunion with relatives and friends during which alcohol would usually be served.

"Hopefully, there will be not be that many drunk drivers on the road," he said.

The 2,083km highway that stretches from here to Kota Kinabalu via Brunei, has two lanes.

It has no divider to separate the two lanes, which is why head-on collisions are common.

The highway, for the most part, is also unlit.

Redzuan, however, said the highway was safe.

"Engineering-wise, the highway is safe. We have few blind spots and drivers do not suffer from road hypnosis.

"It is just that the highway is narrow and congested."

Redzuan said while the number of vehicles taking to the highway during the festive seasons was four times more than that of normal days, drivers needed to observe road safety tips and adopt more defensive driving techniques.

He suggested that drivers drive at the correct and safe speed of 80kph, and not 120kph as many were doing on the highway.

Redzuan also appealed to timber companies to take their logging trucks off the major roads during the festive rush.

 

Three killed in early morning bus crash in Sanda

KOTA KINABALU: At least three people are dead and three more injured in an express bus accident as the balik kampung rush begins for the coming Hari Raya celebrations.

The bus with 41 people onboard, including the drivers and two assistants, crashed at the 121km of the Sandakan-Lahad Datu road in Sabah's east coast around 2.50am Thursday.
Kinabatangan district police chief Deputy Supt Martin Lugu, in confirming the accident, said the three men were killed at the scene.

However, he said police were still trying to confirm their identities and the number of people injured, who were rushed to the Kinabatangan and Lahad Datu hospitals.
“We are investigating how the accident occurred,” he added.

Two men died and two others were injured in an accident involving a car and two motorcycles at the Alor Gajah-Malacca-Jasin Highway and Peringgit/Melaka Sentral junction.

MALACCA Monday July 16, 2012: Two men died and two others were injured in an accident involving a car and two motorcycles at the Alor Gajah-Malacca-Jasin Highway and Peringgit/Melaka Sentral junction.

A Proton Saga Aeroback, driven by Noh Hamrizal Ahmad, 21, was believed to have skidded into the other lane and caused the collision at 2.50am yesterday.

His passenger Abdul Rahup Yusof, 19, a boat crew member from the Petronas Refinery in Sungai Udang here, died on the spot while Noh Hamrizal sustained facial injuries.

Deadly crash: Passers-by looking at the heavily damaged car at the accident scene. Inset: Abdul Rahup (left) and Muhammad Firdaus.

One of the motorcyclists, Muhammad Firdaus Md Said, 19, died on the spot while the other, Khairul Bismi, suffered leg and chest injuries.

Noh Hamirzal and Khairul were warded at the Malacca Hospital.
Police and firemen who arrived at the scene found Abdul Rahup trapped in the mangled car.
Muhammad Firdaus' mother Zuraidah Ghani, from Telok Mas near here, said she could not believe it when she was told that her son had died in an accident.

She said Muhammad Firdaus had hugged her the day before and she was surprised at that because he was not a person who expressed his love publicly.
“I asked him why he did that, but he just smiled.

“Before the accident, he told me he was going out for an asam pedas dinner, but he never came home,” she said, adding that Muhammad Firdaus, the fourth of six siblings, was especially close to her.

Zuraidah said Muhammad Firdaus' death had hit her very hard and the timing was especially bad as this was the second tragedy for the family within a month.
She said Muhammad Firdaus' elder brother died of cancer last month.
Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Salehhudin Abd Rahman said the cause of the accident was being investigated.

The Star’s senior building executive, died following a road accident

June,15 - PETALING JAYA: The Star’s senior building executive Latchimanan Narayana-samy, 47 (pic), died following a road accident.

He was riding home to Subang Jaya from Menara Star on his motorcycle when the accident happened on the Federal Highway at about 11.40pm on Wednesday.
Latchimanan who has been with The Star for 28 years leaves behind wife M. Subashini and three children – Vinothiny, 13, Danesh Raj, 12 and Mugilan, 11.
The Star’s Property/Building Services Department assistant manager Jeff Lim said Latchimanan was a very knowledgeable employee.
“I can say he was a dictionary in electrical works,” he said, adding that his death is a great loss to the company.

Be Inspired

KOTA KINABALU: A motorcycle accident 14 years ago severely damaged Fariz A. Rani's spinal cord and left him a paraplegic.
He would not lead a normal life anymore after falling off the motorcycle while riding pillion at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi in 1998.
“I was so depressed when I came back to Sabah the first year after the mishap. Getting in and out of bed, taking showers and simple things like switching on the lights became tasks that were as difficult as climbing mountains. I felt so lonely,” said the 33-year-old.
But looking back, Fariz, who now owns a thriving company that supplies prosthetic arms and legs to disabled people throughout the state, believes the accident was actually a blessing in disguise.

Paper delivery truck driver killed in crash

Monday July 2, 2012
JOHOR BARU: A Star Publications newspaper delivery truck driver died in an accident while carrying a supply of newspapers to Johor here.
Wan Mid Othman, 48, died on the spot after his lorry smashed into a trailer carrying construction materials near Pagoh at around 2.30am yesterday.
Wan Mid, from Kluang, had been working under a contract company for The Star for about two years.
He leaves behind a wife and four children
The Star Johor bureau senior executive R. Arulmugam said delivery of the newspapers to Johor Baru readers was delayed because of the accident.

Six injured in bus-trailer crash

MALACCA: Six people were injured when an express bus they were in was involved in a collision with a 37-tonne trailer on the North-South Expressway near Kampung Bemban here.
Bus driver Hamdan Mohd Arif, 52, was seriously injured while five passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident at 5pm on Monday. The trailer driver Mat Saad Hashim, 38, was unhurt.
Police said the trailer, which was loaded with oil palm fruits, was on its way to Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, and the bus was heading to Kuala Lumpur from Kluang.
Jasin OCPD Deputy Supt Muhd Nur Hishamuddin Hashim said Hamdan was stuck in his seat for more than two hours before rescuers managed to extricate him.
“He was sent to the Malacca Hospital and is reported to be stable,” he said, adding that 16 rescuers from the Jasin, Ayer Keroh and Bukit Katil Fire and Rescue Departments rushed to the scene after receiving the distress call.

Four die in three accidents in Pahang

KUANTAN: Three male students and a senior citizen died in three separate accidents in Pahang Sunday.
Motorcyclist Muhammad Iwan Radzuan, 16, and pillion rider Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Fahairol, 13, died after their motorcycle was involved in a collision with a lorry.
Pahang Public Order and Traffic chief, Supt Mohamed Fauzi Abdul Rahim said their motorcycle were believed to have skidded at a bend and entered the opposite lane at 3.30am at 5km Jalan Bentong-Gombak.
“The motorcycle collided into a lorry heading towards Bentong, causing them to fall onto the road and died instantly. The bodies were sent to the Bentong Hospital for post-mortem,” he said here, Monday.
In another accident, college student, Muhammad Nur Nikmat Mohd Soffian Solian, 18, died after his motorcycle skidded and hit an electric pole at 148km Jalan Kuantan-Segamat route near Rompin.
“In the 1.50pm incident, the victim was heading from Gambang towards Melaka. The victim was believed to have hit a puddle on the road and skidded before hitting an electric pole,” he said.
In another accident, Tew Chai, 72, from Jalan Bahagia, Taman Angkasa here, died after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Jalan Air Putih near here.
“In the 11.50am incident, the victim heading from Semambu towards Air Putih suddenly turned into a right intersection and was hit by an on coming car.”
He said the victim was pronounced dead while receiving treatment at Tengku Ampuan Afzan hospital in Kuantan. - Bernama

Four killed in three-car accident in Kuala T'ganu

KUALA TERENGGANU: Four people were killed in a tragic accident involving three vehicles at Jalan Sultan Mizan near Taman Semarak Gong Badak here Wednesday.
In the 6.30pm accident, Nor Azni Mat Jusoh, 41, from Felda Mengkawang Ajil, Zaini Abdul Razak, 43, from Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Mohd Faris Mohd Shaimi, 26, and Mohd Rizal Ibrahim, 30, from Kedah died at the scene.
According to Kuala Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department Operations Chief Abdullah Zawawi Mohamad, a Honda City car driven by Mohd Faris and his friend Mohd Rizal and heading to Kuala Terengganu from Gong Badak, went out of control and airborne before landing on a Perodua Kancil car coming from the opposite direction.
"The impact of the Honda City that landed on the Perodua Kancil crushed the driver Nor Azni and his friend Zaini to death.
"A Proton Pesona car that was trailing the Perodua Kancil car was also involved in the accident but the driver, a lady, was not injured," he told reporters at the scene here Wednesday.
Nor Azni, Zaini and Mohd Faris were pinned to their seats while Mohd Rizal was thrown out of the vehicle.
Meanwhile, the driver of the Proton Persona, Noriani Mohammad, 35, said she was on her way to Wakaf Tengah from Kuala Terengganu when the accident happened.
"Upon reaching the place, I saw a speeding Honda car going out of control and go airborne before landing on the Perodua Kancil that was in front of my car. I saw a man from the Honda car thrust into the air as well," she said.
The bodies of the dead were later sent to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital. - Bernama

Cyclist dies after hit and run accident

KUALA LUMPUR: A cyclist died after he was involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2).
Rafizi Hamdan (pic), 37, died on the spot after he was hit by a Proton Saga near Taman Melawati at around 7.50am yesterday.
According to Rafizi’s friend and fellow cyclist Sazali Sulaiman, 45, Rafizi was cycling to Batu 12, Gombak, when he was hit by a speeding Proton Saga.
“He was supposed to meet our cycling group in Gombak, but sadly he succumbed to severe head injuries at the scene,” Sazali said.
He added that they found a licence plate near Rafizi’s body, which is believed to be from the car that hit him.
“It is a tragic loss as Rafizi, a father of two, was a friendly and cheerful man who loved cycling,” Sazali said.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin confirmed the indident, adding that initial investigations showed that the cyclist was hit from the back.
“We have classified the case as reckless driving and are investigating it under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said, urging anyone with information on the accident to contact the nearest police station.
In another case, a motorcyclist died after he was hit by a trailer at Km2.2 of the Besraya Expressway while heading to Cheras.
Selangor police traffic chief Supt Zulkifli Jonit said the victim, identified as R. Tennarasu, 22, died on the spot from multiple injuries.
“Based on initial investigations, Tennarasu lost control of his machine and hit the trailer after he was scraped by a car,” he said yesterday

School teacher killed in collision

IPOH: A primary school teacher was killed and his colleague seriously injured in a collision involving a car and another vehicle at Km 71.5 of the Ipoh-Gerik trunk road near Kuala Kangsar.
In the incident at 9.15pm on Monday, driver Bong Kah Hin, 30, and his passenger Chua Hui Thean, 29, were heading back to their rented house in Lenggong after visiting the night market in Kuala Kangsar.
Kuala Kangsar OCPD Supt Abdul Ghafar Muhamad said the two were travelling along the Ipoh-Gerik trunk road when another car suddenly veered into their lane and crashed into their vehicle.

“Bong died on the spot while Chua, who suffered serious head injuries, was sent to the Kuala Kangsar Hospital.
“She was transferred to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital's intensive care unit later at midnight,” he added.
Supt Abdul Ghafar said the other driver, who was unhurt, had been detained for investigations.

ALOR STAR: Eleven pupils were injured when a schoolbus they were travelling in collided with an express bus at Km16.8 of the North-South Highway near Jitra

The bus driver, Mohd Borhan Shariat, 42, suffered serious bodily injuries, including broken ribs.
He was ferrying 40 pupils from Sekolah Rendah Al-Azhar, a private Islamic religious school here, when the accident occurred at 3.30pm.
He is in stable condition at Jitra Hospital.
Borhan was about to enter the highway when the front right side of his school bus grazed the left front side of the Shah Alam-bound express bus.
The driver of the express bus and all its 44 passengers were unhurt.
One of the pupils, Zihni Ilman Zairi, nine, was seriously injured with broken hands and legs after he was thrown out of the bus on impact.
He is being treated at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital in Kangar, Perlis.
Ten other pupils who were also injured received outpatient treatment at Jitra Hospital.
One of the pupils, Muhammad Aisar Hamzah, 11, said he was asleep when the collision took place.
"I was suddenly awakened by cries of pain and for help.
"I then realised that something had happened," said the Standard Five pupil who was seated at the back of the bus at the time of the accident.
District Fire Department chief Hasbullah Md Isa said four men in one engine arrived at the scene at 4.17pm.
"We spent about 30 minutes using the jaws of life to remove Mohd Borhan who was pinned under the steering wheel," he said.

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KAMPAR: An assistant bus driver has been killed after he was knocked down by a trailer

In the 3am incident today, the assistant driver was said to have alighted from his bus to check on the severity of the vehicle after it collided with another lorry.

Police spokesman said an oncoming vehicle then mowed down the assistant driver.

11 passengers hurt after express bus skids near Sungai Buloh

KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven passengers were hurt after their express bus skidded at Km 457.5 North-South Expressway near Sungai Buloh overhead bridge restaurant Monday afternoon.
Two passengers of the express bus traveling to Alor Setar, Kedah were seriously hurt in the road accident at about 3pm.

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said the bus with 28 passengers from Pudu Sentral Terminal skidded after avoiding a lorry during heavy rainfall.
"The express bus driver lost control causing the bus to skid, crash into the metal divider in the middle of the expressway before landing on its side in the extreme left lane," he said when contacted.
Arjunaidi said several passengers claimed the 30-year-old bus driver was speeding before the road accident occurred.

The injured passengers were sent to Sungai Buloh Hospital for treatment while bus driver was detained for urine and blood tests.

The case is being investigated under Section 43 of Road Transport Act 1987 for speeding and causing injury. - Bernama

Consultant killed in road accident

Feb, 13, 2012 PUTRAJAYA: A financial consultant died after he lost control of his car and crashed into a divider in the Maju Expressway.
Kuala Lumpur Investigation and Traffic Regulations staff officer DSP Abdullah Roning said investigations showed that the driver was speeding from Putrajaya to Bukit Jalil when he lost control at about 2.40am.
“He smashed into the road divider which caused the car to spin,” he said yesterday.
DSP Abdullah said the driver, Chong Chun Hsien, 23, suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot

Dozens hurt in two crashes

IPOH: A van carrying 10 mentally disabled trainees collided with two lorries at a traffic light junction near Changkat Larang here.
Five of the trainees were seriously injured in the crash as well as the van driver during the 4.42pm incident yesterday. Five other trainees sustained light injuries.
A spokesman from the Pasir Puteh Fire and Rescue Brigade said the victims had be to rescued after they were trapped in the wreckage.
“We were able to rescue them together with the help of passer-bys,” he said.
The van was travelling along Jalan Simpang Pulai towards Lahat, Pasir Puteh, when the accident happened.
In SUNGAI BULOH, an express bus overturned at KM57 of the North-South Expressway, injuring 17 out of its 30 passengers, including two drivers, and causing a massive traffic jam along the highway.
Selangor traffic chief Supt Zulkifli Jonit said all those injured had been sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
He said during the 3pm incident yesterday, the bus was heading to Kedah from Puduraya.
It is learnt that the bus driver was avoiding a lorry before the vehicle rammed into the divider and overturned.
A passenger, known only as Lan, said he was reading the newspaper when the driver suddenly hit the emergency brake.
Lan, who was heading to Butterworth, said the bus hit the divider before it skidded and overturned.
PLUS, on its Twitter account, said the accident caused traffic congestions stretching from Damansara to Subang.