Two Killed In Highway Crash At WCE

IPOH,  Dec 26 (Bernama) -- Two members of a family were killed, while four others were injured in a crash involving two vehicles at Kilometre (KM) 212.3 of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) heading south near Manjung, early today.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department  Assistant Director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad identified the victims killed in the crash as Nor Fadhilah Mohd Azlan, 24, and her son, estimated to be two years old.

He said both the victims, who were travelling in a Perodua Kelisa car, died at the scene of the incident, while a 24-year-old man and a three-year-old boy, also travelling in the car, sustained minor injuries.

Two other male victims who were in a Proton Wira car were also slightly injured, he said in a statement today.

Sabarodzi said a team from the Ayer Tawar Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene, about  22 kilometres away, after receiving a distress call at 5.15 am.

He said by the time the team arrived, all the victims had been removed from the wreckage by the public.

The injured were sent to Seri Manjung Hospital for treatment and the bodies were handed over to the police for further action.

Meanwhile, Manjung District Police Chief ACP Hasbullah Abd Rahman, in a statement,  said preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the driver of the Perodua Kelisa lost control of the wheel and crashed a road divider before overturning in the middle of the road.

"The impact caused the two-year-old boy to be thrown out of the vehicle before he was hit by an oncoming unidentified vehicle.

"Another oncoming car, a Proton Wira driven by a 27-year-old man,  did not have time to put on the brake and crashed into the Perodua Kelisa," he said, adding that the case was investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Hasbullah urged those with information on the crash to contact the investigating officer Insp Nur Syafiqah Baharudin at 012-6375962 or 05-6899072 to facilitate investigation.

-- BERNAMA