Police identify trio killed in Kota Tinggi head-on crash

KOTA TINGGI: Police have identified the victims of a fatal crash at Km80 of Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing here yesterday.

The victims were identified as Toyota Vios driver Muhamad Shuhairil Soraiya, 21, his passenger Nur Fatin Nabilah Yusrishahrun, 20, and Honda City driver Muhamad Amin Mukhtar, 35.

District police chief, Superintendent Yusof Othman, said police received information about the crash at 5.25pm.

"Initial investigations did not rule out the possibility that the Vios skidded before entering the opposite lane and colliding with the Honda," he said in a statement today.

He said all three victims suffered severe head and bodily injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene by a medical assistant.

Their remains were taken to the forensic unit of Kota Tinggi Hospital.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which covers causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.

Yusof urged anyone with information to contact the district police headquarters traffic division or the nearest police station.

Earlier, eight personnel from the Kota Tinggi and Mersing Fire and Rescue stations rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 5.05pm.

Firefighters used rescue equipment, including a rescue cutter and stretcher, to extricate the victims, who were trapped in the wreckage.

The operation was completed at 6.59pm.