{
  "id": 15411925,
  "title": "Driver dies as car skids off road in Bera",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/driver-dies-as-car-skids-off-road-in-bera",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1558405/driver-dies-car-skids-road-bera"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 43-year-old man with disabilities, Sin Wee Liang, died after his car crashed at Jalan Mengkarak Station in Bera today. The accident occurred around 1pm when Sin, who had blurred vision in his right eye, lost control of his Honda City while traveling from Triang towards Mengkarak. The vehicle skidded towards a hillside on the right side of the road, causing Sin to be thrown into a drain on the same side of the road. Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir of the district police confirmed that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}