IPOH: A police officer was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle accident on the Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu Road near Kampung Tawai in Gerik.
The 1.50 am incident involved a Mercedes-Benz lorry carrying logs, a Scania cargo trailer transporting fertiliser, and a Toyota Vios driven by the police officer.
Gerik Police Chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said preliminary investigations revealed the fertiliser trailer lost control while heading towards Gerik.
“The fertiliser-laden trailer lorry, driven by a 23-year-old man from Kuala Kangsar heading towards Gerik, lost control before skidding and colliding with the right side of the log-loaded trailer driven by a 59-year-old man coming from the opposite direction,“ he said in a statement.
The collision caused the fertiliser trailer to veer into the opposite lane and strike the Toyota Vios.
The 42-year-old police officer from the Gerik District Police Headquarters was confirmed dead at the scene.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama
