Two dead, one seriously injured in Kepala Batas crash


KEPALA BATAS: Two drivers were killed and a passenger seriously injured after the vehicles they were travelling in collided on Jalan Shah Bandar, Taman Bertam Perdana here on Saturday (Sept 6).

Assistant director of the Fire and Rescue Operations Division at the Penang Fire and Rescue Department John Sagun Francis said the two victims were Tan Kwang Sin, 56, and Muhamad Haziq Adnan, 22.

Fire engines from the Bertam Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 6.22pm and extricated all victims within half an hour.

Tan was pronounced dead and his body was sent to Kepala Batas Hospital while Muhamad Haziq died at the same hospital during treatment. 

The female passenger suffered serious injuries, including a broken left arm. — Bernama

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