KOTA TINGGI: A 90-year-old woman was killed in an accident when the pickup truck she was in skidded and crashed into a lamp post and signboard at Kilometre 37.5 on Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing near here today.
The deceased, identified as Chong Yat Oi, was in the back passenger seat when the Mitsubishi Triton 4X4 driver was believed to have lost control of the vehicle before it skidded and crashed into a lamp post and signboard on the right side of the road.
There were three victims including the deceased in the truck driven by a 32-year-man. Both the driver and his 34-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries and were rushed to the district hospital for observation.
They were travelling from Mersing and heading to Johor Baru in the 12.10am accident.
District police chief Superintendent Hussin Zamora said the woman had sustained severe injuries and was killed on the spot.
The case is being investigated under Section41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving that resulted in a fatality.