{
  "id": 11977239,
  "title": "Gerik fatal crash: Police confirm identities of three victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/gerik-fatal-crash-police-confirm-identities-of-three-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T17:34:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1547702/gerik-fatal-crash-police-confirm-identities-three-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The identities of three victims killed in a fatal crash near Tasik Banding in Gerik have been confirmed by police. The accident occurred on KM38.5 of the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway, involving a Perodua Axia that lost control and collided with a lorry. The deceased were identified as Al Zubair Deraman, 31, Tuan Shazrin Tuan Mud, 40, and Mohamad Hafiz Daniel Nik Hairey, 19, all from Kota Baru, Kelantan. An injured nine-year-old boy, Mohammad Shiraz Hammani Abdul Fattah, was also involved in the crash, while the identity of the injured girl remains unconfirmed. The crash took place at 1.30pm, with the Perodua Axia driven by a 19-year-old man and carrying four passengers: the three deceased and two children.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Car in fatal Gerik crash went into opposite lane, say police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/car-in-fatal-gerik-crash-went-into-opposite-lane-say-police",
        "published": "2026-10-04T15:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}