IPOH, Nov 7 — Two step-siblings died when the vehicle they were in skidded in an accident at Kilometre 388 of the North-South Expressway (Plus) southbound, near Tanjong Malim today.
Muallim district police chief Supt Khalid Mohamad said an 18-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene, while a six-year-old girl who suffered severe injuries died while receiving treatment at the Slim River Hospital.
He said the driver, a 27-year-old man, and another female passenger, aged 20, sustained injuries and were taken to the same hospital for further treatment.
“In the incident at about 8.30am, a vehicle travelling from Perlis towards Kuala Lumpur is believed to have lost control before veering off to the left shoulder of the road and crashing into the road barrier,” he said in a statement today.
