Man dies after being hit by car while assisting accident victim on Karak Highway


The car that landed in a ditch at the scene of the accident. - Photo courtesy of the police via Sinar Harian

BENTONG: A man's intention to help an accident victim ended tragically when he was fatally hit by a car at KM69.2 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway towards Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Feb 15).

Bentong OCPD Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar told Malay language daily Sinar Harian that the victim, Tan Wing Foo, 47, died at 7pm the same day while receiving treatment at Bentong Hospital.

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