IPOH: A woman was killed and her son injured yesterday afternoon when the lorry they were traveling in collided with a timber-laden lorry at KM350.3 on the northbound side of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near Bidor.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of operations Sabarozi Nor Ahmad said they received an emergency call at 4.55pm, after which seven firefighters and two fire engines were dispatched to the scene.
The accident involved a three-ton Mitsubishi lorry carrying shoes that rear-ended a five-ton UD Nissan lorry loaded with timber.
A 36-year-old woman was pronounced dead by the Health Ministry team, while her eight-year-old son sustained a broken leg.
The driver of the Mitsubishi lorry, the victim's 36-year-old husband, was unharmed.
The UD Nissan lorry's driver was also reported safe.