Four KTAR students killed in accident near Gua Tempurung


KAMPAR: Four Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman students were killed when the Perodua Viva they were in crashed head-on with a lorry at KM25.5 along the Ipoh-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, near Gua Tempurung early Thursday.

Kampar OCPD Supt Ng Kong Soon said the car was travelling from the direction of Ipoh and its driver, Thomas Loh, tried to overtake another vehicle in front of him prior to the accident around 5am.

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