{
  "id": 15137085,
  "title": "Driver dies at scene after car crashes into Jalan Hang Tuah monorail pillar in KL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/driver-dies-at-scene-after-car-crashes-into-jalan-hang-tuah-monorail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T06:16:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/17/driver-dies-at-scene-after-car-crashes-into-jalan-hang-tuah-monorail-pillar-in-kl/239456"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A 28-year-old driver died at the scene after a car veered off the road and struck a monorail pillar along Jalan Hang Tuah early this morning. The collision occurred at approximately 3.30am, according to Malay Mail.\n\nThe impact of the crash trapped the man inside the wrecked vehicle. Rescuers managed to extricate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene due to severe head injuries, Malay Mail reported.\n\nAsst Comm Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, chief of the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department, stated that authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Driver dies at scene after car crashes into Jalan Hang Tuah monorail pillar in KL",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/driver-dies-at-scene-after-car-crashes-into-jalan-hang-tuah-monorail-15139164",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:16:25.000Z"
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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."
}