MERSING: A 31-year-old woman was killed while three others, including a nine-year-old girl, were injured in a road accident at KM11 Jalan Mersing-Endau here.
Mersing Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Amir Hamzah Aris said that the incident occurred at about 3.30pm on Saturday (March 21) involving two cars.
"We deployed a total of seven personnel to the location. Upon arrival, there was a family of four trapped inside one car and another in the other vehicle.
The deceased, Nurul Qurratu Aini Abd Razak, was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical team and her remains were taken to Hospital Mersing for a post-mortem examination.
The drivers of both cars and a fifteen-year-old girl were injured while a nine-year-old girl was uninjured.
The injured victims are also being treated at Hospital Mersing.
Mersing OCPD Supt Cyril Edward Nuing said the family was heading to Johor Baru from Kelantan when their vehicle collided with the other car coming from the opposite direction.
The case is being investigated under section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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