IPOH: Two men aged 73 died after the car they were in crashed head-on with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at Jalan Kuala Slim in Slim River.
Deputy Muallim OCPD Deputy Supt Suhaimi Muhamad said the deceased, identified as Muhammed Sharif Hashim and Sha'aarudin Aman from Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, died on the spot in the accident on Wednesday (May 21) at about 9.05pm.
"Initial investigation found that the car, driven by Muhammed Sharif, from Kuala Slim heading to Besout 4, had lost control and swerved into the opposite direction before crashing head-on with the 4WD vehicle.
"Medical personnel confirmed their deaths at the location," he said in a statement on Thursday.
DSP Suhaimi said the driver of the 4WD vehicle, S. Kunaraj, 30, from Negri Sembilan suffered a torn ear.
"There were two other passengers in the 4WD vehicle, identified as Binovin Anuk Pasandul Senevirathna, 20, who suffered a broken left leg and Dharmasiri Madhuwantha Jayawardhana, 25, who was uninjured," he said, adding that both are Sri Lanka nationals.
"They have been taken to the Slim River Hospital for treatment.
"The case has been classified under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he added.
