Pedestrian killed, passenger drowned after car plunges into river in Pahang


KUANTAN: A pedestrian, believed to be a Rohingya ethnic, was killed when hit by a car in an incident at KM55 Jalan Pekan- Nenasi-Rompin today (March 25).

Pekan district police chief Supt Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said also killed in the 9.30am incident was a passenger in the car, identified as Nor Katijah Mamat, 33, believed to have drowned after the car plunged into the river.

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