Two killed after trailer crashes through divider near Tapah

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Two people were killed after a trailer crashed through the divider in the middle of the road and rammed into two other vehicles at KM317 northbound of` the North-South Expressway near Chenderiang, Tapah, Perak on Wednesday (Aug 16) evening.

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00:00 Two people were killed after a trailer crashed through the divider in the middle of the road
00:05 and rammed into two other vehicles at kilometre 317 northbound of the North-South Expressway
00:12 near Cendriang Tapa on Wednesday evening.
00:15 Perak Police Chief Commissioner Dato' Sri Mohd Yusri Hasrambasri said the 31-year-old
00:20 driver of the trailer which was carrying cement died on the spot in the incident.
00:26 He said a 67-year-old man driving another trailer that was carrying watermelons was
00:31 also killed.
00:33 Another woman who was driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle suffered injuries to her face and
00:37 she has sought treatment at Hospital Tapa.
00:40 Police said the 31-year-old driver of the first trailer was on his way from Seberang
00:45 Perai Pinang to Kuala Lumpur and is believed to have lost control of his vehicle and crashed
00:50 through the middle divider.
00:52 A review of the traffic offence records found that the driver had accumulated 13 traffic
00:57 summonses between 2010 and this year.
01:01 The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act
01:06 for reckless driving causing death.
01:09 The victims' bodies have been sent to the forensic unit at the hospital for a post-mortem.
01:14 Those who witnessed the accident are urged to contact Investigating Officer Inspector
01:18 Noor Hazliani Hashim at 054011222.
01:23 For more information visit www.fema.gov

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