BATU PAHAT: A husband and wife were killed while their two children were injured after the car they were travelling in collided with a 10-tonne lorry near Kampung Sri Wangi here on Sunday (Nov 1).
The victims, aged 46 and 40, were travelling in a car with their eight-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter when the accident occurred near Tabika Kemas Kampung Sri Wangi along Jalan Yong Peng.
Yong Peng fire station operation commander Mohamad Alif Halim said the department received an emergency call at 12.24pm and dispatched a team from the station to the scene.
"The team arrived at 12.34pm and found that the accident involved a 10-tonne lorry and a car.
"The driver and front passenger of the car were trapped inside the vehicle, prompting our personnel to carry out a rescue operation using specialised equipment," he said.
He said the two victims, a 46-year-old man who was driving and his 40-year-old female passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene by Health Ministry personnel.
The lorry driver, a 30-year-old man, and the two children in the car sustained injuries, with the children reported to have suffered minor injuries.
All injured victims received initial treatment before being handed over to Health Ministry personnel for further action, while the bodies of the deceased were handed over to the police.
The operation, involving six firefighters and one fire engine from the Yong Peng fire station, ended at 2.12pm.
