Couple perishes, baby girl hospitalised in Kota Tinggi crash

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A couple died while their six-month-old baby girl was injured in an accident after their vehicle collided with a palm oil truck in Kota Tinggi, Johor, on Sunday (Nov 16).  Meanwhile, in Tangkak, a 57-year-old woman was killed after the car she was in was hit by a van.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2tb4mf3p  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A couple were killed, and their six-month-old daughter was injured when their car collided

00:07with a palm oil truck in Kota Tinggi.

00:10Kota Tinggi OCPD Superintendent Yusof Othman said the 1.30pm crash on Sunday occurred at

00:16kilometre 54.5 of the Sungai-Rengit Kota Tinggi Road.

00:21The 24-year-old driver is believed to have lost control of the car, which veered into

00:26the opposite lane and crashed into the empty truck.

00:29The impact left the man and his 28-year-old wife with severe head injuries and both died

00:35at the scene.

00:36Their baby girl also suffered head injuries and is receiving treatment at Hospital Kota

00:41Tinggi.

00:42Debris from the crash struck another car, but its driver and the truck driver, aged 46 and

00:4847, were unhurt.

00:50The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act,

00:561987.

00:58In a separate incident in Tangkak, a 57-year-old woman was killed after the car she was in was

01:04struck by a van.

01:06Tangkak OCPD Superintendent Roslan Mohamed Talib said the 2.20am accident on Sunday happened

01:13at kilometre 33.5 of Jalan Mua Sergamat.

01:17The van had veered into the opposite lane before hitting three cars and a four-wheel-drive

01:22vehicle.

01:23The deceased was a rear-seat passenger in one of the cars.

01:27Five other drivers and passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to Tangkak Hospital.

01:33This case is also being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act,

01:391987.

01:40Superintendent Roslan urged witnesses to contact Investigating Officer Inspector Kairul Azmi Ibrahim

01:47at 011-1244-5836.

01:51003-011-1244-5836.

02:00003-011-1244-5836.

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