BALIK PULAU: An elderly woman who suffered chest pains while behind the wheel ended up straying into the opposite lane, leading to a crash involving six vehicles in an incident along Jalan Balik Pulau here today.
Southwest district police chief Superintendent Kamarul Rizal Jenal said two people were seriously hurt in the 9 am incident, which involved three cars and three motorcycles.
He said the 59-year-old driver experienced chest pains while driving from Balik Pulau town. Her car strayed into the opposite lane before colliding with a car coming from Simpang Empat.
“Three other motorcyclists could not swerve in time with one of them ending up crashing into another car parked near a restaurant,” he said in a statement today.
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The case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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