MAF truck crash: Car's failed overtaking manoeuvre may have caused crash


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MACHANG: A sedan driver's failure to overtake another vehicle is believed to have been the cause of a fatal accident involving a Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) truck at KM 37.8 of Jalan Kota Baru-Kuala Krai, near Bukit Belah, on Thursday (Dec 11).

Machang OCPD Supt Ahmad Shafiki Hussin said the 6.35pm accident involved a three-tonne truck, carrying four MAF personnel, including the driver, and heading from Tanah Merah back to the Desa Pahlawan Camp in Kok Lanas.

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