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Teacher, six-year-old child killed as MPV skids, lands in ravine

A FEMALE teacher and her son died while her husband was injured after the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) they were in skidded before landing in a ravine at Kilometre 149.9 of the Kuantan-Seremban stretch on Friday. In the accident at 11.30 pm, the victi...

A tragic accident claimed the lives of a 46-year-old teacher and her six-year-old son in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, on Friday evening. The victims were passengers in a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that skidded and plunged into a ravine at Kilometre 149.9 on the Kuantan-Seremban stretch. The driver, identified as 47-year-old Mohd Azmi Mohajir, suffered a head injury in the incident.

Rompin District Police Chief Superintendent Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi confirmed the identities of the deceased - Kartinie Ngatenan and Muhammad Akif Mohd Azmi - and stated that the driver was also injured. Initial investigations revealed that the MPV, driven by a factory technician, had hit a tree on the road, causing the vehicle to lose control and skid before falling into the ravine.

Two other individuals sustained serious injuries and were confirmed dead at the scene. The incident is currently under investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

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