Man killed in fatal collision involving lorry, pickup truck in Kota Tinggi

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A man was killed in a fatal collision involving a lorry and a pickup truck vehicle at KM60 of the Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing, in Kota Tinggi.  Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report about the accident at 12.45pm on Thursday (March 20) from the public.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ymkcmvns   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 26-year-old pickup truck driver was killed in a fatal collision on Jalan Johor Baru Mersing

00:06in Kota Tinggi on Thursday.

00:08Kota Tinggi OCPD Superintendent Yusof Othman said the crash happened at 12.45pm, involving

00:15a pickup truck and a prime mover lorry.

00:18He said initial investigations revealed that the pickup lost control and veered into the

00:24opposite lane, before colliding with the lorry.

00:27He said the pickup driver suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, while

00:32the 44-year-old lorry driver was unhurt.

00:35The deceased was sent to Kota Tinggi Hospital for post-mortem.

00:39The case is being investigated under the Road Transport Act for causing death by reckless

00:44driving.

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