KOTA TINGGI: A family of four was killed and another person injured in a collision between two cars and a lorry at Km55 of Jalan Kluang-Kota Tinggi here, on Wednesday night.
The deceased have been identified as Mohd Firdaus Januri, 34, his wife Norlia Osman, 33, and their two young children Muhammad Adli, 6 and Nur Dalili, 4.
The four, who were in a Honda Civic driven by Firdaus, died on the spot in the 12.33pm accident.
The driver of a Proton Saga suffered injuries, while the lorry driver escaped unharmed.
It is understood that the accident occurred when the lorry driver lost control of his vehicle, which veered into the opposite lane and collided head-on with the two cars.
“The lorry driver, in his 30s, will be detained for a urine test as part of an investigation into the accident.
“The four bodies were sent to the Kota Tinggi Hospital for post-mortems,” said Kota Tinggi police chief Superintendent Ahsmon Bajah.
He added that the case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.