Trailer driver in crash that killed family of four remanded

IPOH: The 34-year-old driver of a trailer who had crashed into a car killing a family of four near here has been remanded for three days.

The remand order was issued by the magistrate’s court assistant registrar Puteri Nordina Kamalaudin on Thursday (July 14).

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The remains of the four people killed, police retiree Rahim Ramli, 60, and his wife Siti Petimah Omar, 59, as well as their two daughters Nor Hadirah, 28, and Nor Hamizah, 27, arrived at the Tuan Haji Abdul Latiff Mosque in Permatang Pasir, Permatang Pauh at about 1.30am.

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Family members, friends and local residents have been waiting since 11pm to pay their last respects to the victims who were later buried in a common grave at the mosque cemetery at about 3am.

The crash at about 3pm near Ipoh involved six vehicles and a trailer. All four victims were retrieved from the wreckage and were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.