BERNAMA – Five family members perished in an accident involving a car and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at Pekan in Pahang, Malaysia yesterday.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Acting Director Wan Ahmad Fadillah Wan Abdul Rahman said it received a call about the incident at 7.15pm and 23 personnel from the Nenasi and Kuala Rompin fire and rescue stations were dispatched to the scene.
“The accident occurred when a vehicle travelling from Rompin to Nenasi collided with a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) heading in the opposite direction. “All five occupants in the car – a couple and their three children – died at the scene,” he said in a statement.
He said the two people in the MPV sustained injuries and were taken to the Rompin Hospital, while the five bodies were transported to Pekan Hospital for post-mortem.
In a statement yesterday, Pekan district Police Chief Supt Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin identified the dead as workshop worker Hamzah Zahari, 52, the driver of the vehicle; his wife Rahimah Awang Muda, 38; and their children Ainul Mardhiyah, 10; Muhammad Luqman, 8; and Muhammad Lutfi, 4. “Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle was heading from Rompin towards Nenasi, while the MPV was travelling from Kuantan towards Rompin.
“When they reached the location, the vehicle went out of control and veered into the opposite lane, colliding with the MPV, which was moving straight,” he said.
Indera Mahkota Fire Station officer Wahaid Zakaria, 51, and his wife, Salasiah were identified driving in the MPV.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
