FATAL CRASH: A police personnel checking the car after the crash. — Bernama photo
KUANTAN: Three in a family were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed at Km 244.9 of the East Coast Expressway near Jabor on Saturday, believed to be due to a punctured tyre.
Pahang traffic enforcement officer ASP Zainalabidin Othman said the victims were travelling with three other family members from Shah Alam to Kuala Terengganu when the incident occurred at 3.15am.
All the victims were thrown out of the MPV, he said.
The dead were identified as the driver Maliki Abdullah, 47, his daughter Nur Izzati, 21, and son Muhammad Hafiz, 6.
They were killed on the spot due to severe injuries, he told Bernama when contacted. The three others, whose identity are still unknown, are being treated at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital.
The six were believed to be on their way to celebrate the Aidiladha in Kuala Terengganu. — Bernama