Two Killed In Crash After Driving Against Traffic - A metal factory worker and his colleague were killed after driving against traffic along the 20th kilometre of the Ipoh-Lumut road.
Batu Gajah OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Nasri Omar said the 23-year-old driver of the vehicle, Chin Jia Kent, died along with Ooi Seow Keat, 30, when the vehicle they were in collided with a trailer during the 4am incident near here yesterday.
ACP Mohd Nasri said the duo were travelling from Ipoh back to their workplace in Sitiawan, and police are still investigating as to why Chin drove against traffic.
“The lorry driver, 54, who was travelling towards Ipoh from Lumut could not avoid the oncoming car, and crashed head on with it. The lorry driver from Lekir in Sitiawan was unharmed, ” he said.
Chin was from Kemaman, Terengganu, while Ooi was from Butterworth.
ACP Mohd Nasri said the bodies were sent to the Batu Gajah Hospital for post-mortem, while both vehicles have been sent to the Puspakom centre in Gopeng for checks.
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