One Dead, Two Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash On PLUS Highway

A woman died while two others were injured following an accident involving five vehicles reported at KM129 on the North-South Highway (PLUS), northbound, on Wednesday (Oct 26th).

one dead, two injured in multi-vehicle crash on plus highway

Operations Commander from the Yong Peng Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Hafiz Othman, said the 5.57pm incident involved a Volvo container lorry, a Volvo trailer, a Proton Saga car, a Toyota Vios car and a Nissan Almera car.

#jbtu PLUS: The earlier accident at KM129.5 is causing heavy traffic from Pagoh - Yong Peng, this is also affecting traffic in the opposite direction for 1 hour. credit: Netizens

Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, 26 October 2022

"The female victim who was a passenger in the Proton Saga, Ang Zi Yan, 28, was trapped while the driver, an adult man, was injured," he said in a statement on Thursday (Oct 27th).

one dead, two injured in multi-vehicle crash on plus highway

He said the fire department removed the trapped victim using special equipment before being confirmed dead at the scene by medical personnel. 

one dead, two injured in multi-vehicle crash on plus highway

The driver of the Volvo container truck, Muhamad Azrul Khamis, 40, was also injured.

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Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Accident clearance works ended at around 8.10pm.

By: Amy Shariffudin

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