KOTA TINGGI: A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car while crossing the road shortly after getting off a bus at KM42 on Jalan Sungai Rengit here early Wednesday (Aug 6) morning.
Kota Tinggi police chief Supt Yusof Othman said the 55-year-old woman sustained severe bodily injuries and died at the scene.
"The crash is believed to have occurred when a car travelling from Sungai Rengit to Kota Tinggi was unable to avoid the victim, who was running across the road after alighting from a bus,” he said in a statement today.
He said the driver of the car, a 51-year-old man, was uninjured, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. - Bernama
