Four killed, four injured in 11-vehicle Pahang highway crash
FOUR people were killed and four others injured in a crash involving 11 vehicles at Kilometre 110.4 of the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1), on the Lanchang-Kuantan-bound stretch, last night. The incident occurred at 10.44pm and involved several ...
Four individuals lost their lives and four others sustained injuries in a devastating 11-vehicle collision on the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) near Lanchang, Malaysia. The accident occurred at approximately 10:44 PM on September 1, 2026, involving a tanker lorry and several cars, an express bus, and a sport utility vehicle (SUV).
The victims included three men and two women, with identities confirmed as Muhammad Nazatullah Nazmi, 32, and Nur Atiqah Sofiya Mohd Kazwan, 31. Two additional victims remain unidentified. Fortunately, the remaining 30 passengers on the express bus were unharmed. Rescue operations were conducted by 21 firefighters from the Mentakab, Temerloh, and Karak Fire and Rescue Stations, which brought the crisis under control by 2:48 AM and completed the operation by 2:50 AM.
The incident resulted in a significant traffic jam of approximately 7.2 kilometers, stretching from Kilometre 109.2 to Kilometre 116.4 along the Lanchang-Kuantan-bound stretch.
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