A 50-year-old woman was killed in a road accident involving a pickup truck and a trailer lorry carrying sand at Taman Sri Saujana in Kota Tinggi, Johor Wednesday (Feb 5) morning.
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00:00A 50-year-old woman was killed in a collision between a pickup truck and a sand-laden trailer
00:08lorry at Taman Sri Saujana in Kota Tinggi on Wednesday morning.
00:13The victim, Jelambai Rirong, who was driving the pickup truck, died at the scene, while
00:18two of her passengers, siblings Carolina Cynthia Robert, aged 13, and nine-year-old Franklin
00:26Xavier Robert, sustained injuries.
00:29Two other passengers and the lorry driver were unharmed.
00:32Kota Tinggi Fire and Rescue Department Operation Commander Saiful Afiz Sidek said a team of
00:38six personnel arrived at the scene and used hydraulic cutting tools to free one of the
00:43victims trapped inside the vehicle.
00:46Kota Tinggi OCPD Superintendent Yusuf Othman said Jelambai's remains were sent to Kota
00:51Tinggi Hospital for an autopsy.
00:54The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act
00:591987.
01:02He also reminded road users to exercise caution, especially on wet roads, and to adhere to
01:08traffic regulations to prevent accidents.