Dead Thaipusam devotees were hit-and-run victims, says cop


Rescue personnel preparing to bring the body of a devotee to the hospital

KUALA LUMPUR: Three Hindu devotees, who walked from Senawang, near Seremban to Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam, were killed after a car ploughed into them near Seri Petaling, Saturday morning.

A police spokesman said three others were seriously injured in the mishap which took place on the North-South Expressway at 8.30 am Saturday.

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