Drag car race event called off after fatal crash


The car Apeh Jamal (inset) was driving when he crashed into a tree in Gong Badak, Terengganu.

KUALA NERUS: A fatal crash led to the immediate suspension of a drag car race in Gong Badak here.

The Battle of The King (BOTK) 2022 at the Terengganu Race Track in Gong Badak near here was stopped immediately after one of its participants, identified as Apeh Jamal, died after crashing into a tree.

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