Man killed, six others hurt in car-van collision in Gerik


IPOH: A 60-year-old man was killed after the car he was in crashed head on with a van at KM23 Phase 2 of the East-West Highway between Gerik and Kupang, Kedah.

Gerik OCPD Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said the elderly man, who was heading to Gerik from Kupang, was confirmed to have died on the spot following the incident on Monday (Oct 2) at about 4am.

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