Police believe mother and son killed in Temerloh fuel tanker crash, DNA test underway
KUANTAN, Aug 15 — The police believe that the two victims who were burnt to death after the car they were travelli...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Police are confident that the two individuals who tragically lost their lives in a fiery collision at a fuel tanker crash on Jalan Temerloh-Triang were a mother and her 12-year-old son. Temerloh District Police chief ACP Mohd Nasyim Bahron disclosed that the deceased driver and passenger of the Perodua Bezza were a 39-year-old woman and her teenage son, who succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
The next-of-kin will undergo DNA testing to confirm their identities, he added in a statement issued yesterday.
Preliminary investigations suggest that a fuel tanker, transporting 32,000 litres of diesel from Seremban to Temerloh, veered into the opposite lane. The victim's family stated that the car was en route from Jerantut to Seremban. The collision resulted in the tanker trailer engulfing the vehicle, leading to a devastating inferno.
ACP Nasyim reported that the 37-year-old lorry driver managed to escape the accident with only minor injuries. Post-mortem examinations on the victims are scheduled to be conducted today.
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