Five people were killed and six injured in a crash involving an MPV and a lorry at the Km372 of the North-South Expressway near Slim River early today. The dead and injured in the 7.30am incident have not been identified yet, according to a report in The Star Online today. The injured have been sent to the Slim River Hospital.
A 12-year-old girl was among the five who died. They were travelling from Nibong Tebal to Muar when accident occurred.
The victims were trapped in the wreck and firemen had to extricate their bodies, a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said.
According to the report, the accident was believed to have been caused by a punctured tyre to the MPV, causing it to go out of control and crashing into the lorry.
Tuesday 27 November 2012
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/5-killed-in-expressway-crash-near-slim-river
0 comments:
Post a Comment