{
  "id": 12646996,
  "title": "Nurse, husband killed in motorcycle-lorry crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nurse-husband-killed-in-motorcycle-lorry-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:49:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1550039/nurse-husband-killed-motorcycle-lorry-crash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A couple met a tragic end in a motorcycle-lorry collision near the Sierramas exit in Petaling Jaya today. The Petaling Jaya police were alerted to the accident at 3.50pm, with preliminary investigations indicating the collision took place around 2.50pm. The victims, a man in his 30s and his wife, lost control of their motorcycle and collided with a lorry driven by a local man in his 30s. Both the motorcyclist and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver was brought to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters for further examination, including a urine screening test which came back negative. The matter is being probed under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward at the nearest station or reach out to Traffic Investigation Officer Inspector Maslina Musa at 013-4025834 to aid the investigation. Selayang Hospital confirmed that the female victim was Noor Athirah Yaacob, a nurse at the Emergency and Trauma Department.",
  "summary": "PETALING JAYA: A couple were killed in a motorcycle-lorry crash at Jalan Sungai Buloh, near the Sierramas exit today.",
  "key_points": [
    "A couple killed in motorcycle-lorry crash near Petaling Jaya",
    "Victims, a man and his wife, lost control of motorcycle",
    "Lorry driver detained for investigation under Road Transport Act"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}