A harrowing accident involving seven vehicles on Bukit Gambir Road this evening resulted in five individuals, including students, sustaining severe injuries.
The distressing incident occurred at 3 PM along the route from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) towards Jalan Tun Dr Awang, involving three motorcycles and four cars.
V Saravanan, the Acting Northeast District Police Chief, revealed that the collision took place at a traffic light junction.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the accident ensued when a car, allegedly driven by an intoxicated woman, lost control and collided with vehicles ahead of her. In a leaked dashcam footage, the woman, driving a Perodua Myvi was caught encroaching into a narrow lane, evidently speeding before crashing into the vehicles ahead of her.
"The female driver sustained chest injuries, while the motorcyclist and the pillion rider of a motorcycle suffered neck and right leg injuries, accompanied by head wounds. Moreover, one motorcyclist sustained a broken leg, while three car drivers emerged unscathed," stated Saravanan in a released statement.
The Perodua Myvi driver
Eyewitnesses and friends of the victims mentioned that among the injured, one has fallen into a coma, another suffered from fractured bones, and a third victim sustained a fractured skull. The injured individuals are USM students themselves, with one from the School of Education and others from the School of Humanities.
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All the injured parties have been promptly transported to the hospital for further medical attention.
Source: Buletin TV3