Couple Perish In Fiery Collision After SUV Rams Car

KUANTAN, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- A married couple was killed after the car they were travelling in caught fire in a two-vehicle accident near Taman Tualang Indah petrol station in Temerloh near here, early this morning.

Temerloh district police chief ACP Mohd Nasyim Bahron said police received a call from a member of the public regarding the incident at about 12.55 am.

He said initial investigations found that the accident occurred when a Proton Preve carrying the couple, aged 34 and 35, from Kuala Lumpur heading towards Kuantan was hit from behind by a Porsche Cayenne sport utility vehicle (SUV).

“As a result of the collision, both vehicles skidded onto the left road shoulder and the Proton Preve caught fire, causing the two victims to die at the scene, while the 28-year-old SUV driver sustained only minor injuries to his hand,” he said in a statement today.

He said the SUV driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol before ramming the victims’ vehicle

“Both vehicles will be sent to the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) for further inspection, while blood and urine samples from the SUV driver have been taken for toxicology analysis,” he said.

Mohd Nasyim said post-mortem examinations on both victims will be conducted at the Forensic Unit of Hospital Temerloh today, while the SUV driver has been remanded for four days until Feb 17 to assist in the investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 44(1)(b) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and causing death.

-- BERNAMA