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Four dead, including baby girl in East-West Highway crash

A BABY girl and three adults were killed when their Perodua Axia was involved in a three-vehicle collision with a lorry and another car on the East-West Highway near Gerik on Sunday afternoon. The tragic incident occurred at approximately 12.56pm alo...

A tragic multi-vehicle crash on the East-West Highway near Gerik claimed the lives of four individuals on Sunday afternoon, including a baby girl. The victims were traveling in a Perodua Axia when it collided with a lorry and another car. The incident occurred around 12.56pm, 41 kilometres from Gerik Fire and Rescue Station. Two adult men and an adult woman were among the fatalities, alongside the infant.

A young boy, also in the Perodua Axia, survived with injuries and was rescued along with the deceased victims by fire personnel. Eight firefighters from the Gerik Fire and Rescue Station responded to the scene, arriving at 1.42pm. The rescue operation concluded by 2.38pm after securing the area.

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