Two step-sisters, aged 18 and six, died while two others were injured after their vehicle skidded and crashed into a road barrier at KM388 of the North-South Expressway southbound near Tanjong Malim.
IPOH: Two step-siblings died when the vehicle they were in skidded in an accident at Kilometre 388 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) southbound, near Tanjong Malim today.
Muallim district police chief Supt Khalid Mohamad said an 18-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene, while a six-year-old girl who suffered severe injuries died while receiving treatment at the Slim River Hospital.
He said the driver, a 27-year-old man, and another female passenger, aged 20, sustained injuries and were taken to the same hospital for further treatment.
“In the incident at about 8.30 am, a vehicle travelling from Perlis towards Kuala Lumpur is believed to have lost control before veering off to the left shoulder of the road and crashing into the road barrier,” he said in a statement today.
Khalid said the case was classified under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and further investigations are being conducted to identify the actual cause of the accident.
He urged witnesses to the accident to contact the investigating officer, Inspector Muhammad Taufiq Abd Aziz, at 016-4184507 to assist with the investigation.
Earlier, Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Tanjong Malim Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call regarding the accident at 8.35 am.
