KUANTAN: A housewife and her two children were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a trailer at KM17 of Jalan Lipis-Benta in Penjom, near Kuala Lipis.
Kuala Lipis police chief Supt Azli Mohd Noor said that in the 2.25am incident yesterday, the victims died at the scene from serious head and bodily injuries.
They were Nor Faizah Ridzuan, 34, of Kok Lanas, Kelantan, and her two boys, 10-year-old Muhammad Hariz Adrian Mohd Azman and three-year-old Muhammad Hafiy Azman.
“The incident is believed to have occurred when she lost control of the car while navigating a bend, causing it to enter the opposite lane and collide with a trailer.
“The collision caused the car to be dragged by the trailer and crash into a metal road barrier,” he said in a statement, Bernama reported.
Supt Azli said the victims were believed to be on their way to Kelantan from Kuala Lumpur, adding that the 48-year-old trailer driver was not injured.
The bodies of the three victims were taken to Kuala Lipis Hospital for a post-mortem and the investigation is being carried out under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
