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  "id": 11897325,
  "title": "Baby among 4 killed in 3-vehicle crash on East-West highway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/baby-among-4-killed-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-east-west-highway-11897325",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/04/baby-among-4-killed-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-east-west-highway"
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  "summary": "Four people, including a baby girl, were killed in a three-vehicle crash on the East-West highway near Gerik. The victims, all travelling in a Perodua Axia, were heading from Kelantan towards Gerik when the accident occurred. According to Gerik fire and rescue station chief Rais Mahmud, the department received a distress call about the accident at 12:56pm.\n\nThe victims were identified as two men, a woman, and the baby girl. A young boy, also travelling in the Perodua Axia, survived the crash with injuries. The accident involved a lorry and two cars. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 1:42pm and concluded extrication efforts at 2:38pm, as per The Vibes.\n\nThe injured boy was taken to hospital for treatment, and the bodies were handed over to the police for further action, New Straits Times reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "4, including baby girl, killed in East-West Highway crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/4-including-baby-girl-killed-in-east-west-highway-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-04T08:56:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Baby among 4 killed in 3-vehicle crash on East-West highway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/baby-among-4-killed-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-east-west-highway",
        "published": "2026-10-04T09:23:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Four dead, including baby girl in East-West Highway crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/four-dead-including-baby-girl-in-east-west-highway-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-04T09:38:00.000Z"
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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."
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