JOHOR BARU: A Media Prima Bhd (MPB) advertising executive who suffered a miscarriage following a three-vehicle crash last night is reported to be in critical condition with severe injuries to her head.
Doctors at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) had to put Nurakma Mohd Kalimuddin, who is based at the New Straits Time Press Johor bureau, in an induced coma due to a traumatic brain injury.
The 37-year-old was in the sixth month of a pregnancy when the crash occurred, and she suffered a miscarriage.
At 11pm last night, Nurakma was behind the wheel of her Honda BRV, while her husband Abdul Rahman Oyub, 40, was in the front passenger seat and their two sons aged 8 and 11 were seated at the back.
They were heading towards Kuala Lumpur, when a southbound lorry crashed into the highway barriers and swerved into their lane at Km36.6 of the North-South Expressway (NSE).
Rahman said his wife was unable to avoid the lorry and crashed into it head-on. Seconds later another car crashed into the lorry.
"My wife sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to Kulai Hospital, while our boys and I were not badly injured," he said when contacted today.
He said despite her head injuries, the doctors said the pregnancy was not affected initially.
However, her condition worsen and she was rushed to HSA, where her pregnancy had to be terminated.
Her condition declined rapidly, and she is currently fighting for her life at the intensive care unit at HSA.
Besides the brain injury, she also suffered a crushed jaw and left arm.
Rahman said the boys were traumatised and are currently under observation at the same hospital.
He said he was praying and hoping for her recovery.
Five other people were severely injured in the crash.