IPOH: Tanjung Malim Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Armada chief died when the four-wheel drive (4WD) he was in hit a lorry at KM315.8 along the North-South Expressway near Tapah.
Tapah OCPD Superintendent Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said Luth Ishak, 34, from Bidor, died on the spot during the 6.15am accident.
He said two other people in the south-bound 4WD were seriously injured and had been put on ventilators, while the driver sustained minor injuries.
“The 56-year-old driver of the lorry ferrying eggs fractured his left leg.
“The accident is believed to have occurred when the lorry driver switched lanes from right to left, and the other vehicle, which was on the left side of the lane, hit the right side of the lorry, ” he said.
The body has been sent to the Tapah Hospital for a post-mortem.
The case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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