{
  "id": 11619639,
  "title": "Senior citizen missing after car plunges into river in Kedah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/senior-citizen-missing-after-car-plunges-into-river-in-kedah-11619639",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T05:10:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/03/senior-citizen-missing-after-car-plunges-into-river-in-kedah"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Early this morning, at approximately 1 am, a 77-year-old man named Mat Yusof Hashim went missing after the car he was driving plunged into a river near Sungai Petani, located along Jalan Lubuk Segintah-Lubuk Kawah. The Kuala Muda police chief, Hanyan Ramlan, reported that Mat Yusof was believed to have been driving a Proton Wira from Jalan Kuala Ketil towards Felda Teloi Timur at the time of the incident. Initially, the driver was thought to have drowned in the river. However, after the car was recovered using a crane, it was discovered that the victim was not inside the vehicle. The fire and rescue department has commenced a search and rescue operation in the surrounding river area to locate the missing senior citizen. The vehicle sustained significant damage, particularly to the front section and both doors, and has been towed to the Kuala Muda police station. The investigation is ongoing, and the incident has yet to be classified.",
  "summary": "Kuala Muda police chief says the driver was not in the car when it was pulled out of the river using a crane.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Senior citizen missing after car plunges into river in Kedah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/senior-citizen-missing-after-car-plunges-into-river-in-kedah",
        "published": "2026-10-03T05:10:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}