Woman killed, eight others hurt in crash

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A woman was killed, and eight others were injured in a collision between a lorry and an MPV at KM86 of Jalan Johor Baru-Ayer Hitam near Kluang, Johor, at 7:15 PM on Monday (Jan 6).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3tswj2eh  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A woman was killed and eight others injured in a collision involving a lorry and an MPV

00:07at kilometre 86 of Jalan Johor Baru Ayer Hitam near Kluang on Monday evening.

00:13Kluang District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohamad Noh said the 7.15pm accident

00:19occurred when a 53-year-old lorry driver lost control, veered into the opposite lane and

00:25struck the MPV.

00:27A 39-year-old woman in the backseat died at the scene from severe head injuries, while

00:33a 7-month-old baby sustained head injuries and is in critical care at Hospital Encik

00:38Besar Haja, Kalsom, Kluang.

00:41The other MPV occupants, including the 26-year-old driver, also suffered injuries and are being

00:47treated at the same hospital.

00:49The lorry driver was taken to Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat for treatment.

00:53The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act,

00:581987.

00:59Meanwhile, Ayer Hitam Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander P.B.K.2 Shoromi Salli

01:06said his team received an emergency call at 7.16pm.

01:10Six personnel and an FRT vehicle were dispatched to the scene, where they found all victims

01:15had exited the vehicles.

01:18First aid was administered on site.

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