{
  "id": 15675785,
  "title": "Woman killed as trailer runs red light, rams car in Machang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-killed-as-trailer-runs-red-light-rams-car-in-machang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:46:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1559419/woman-killed-trailer-runs-red-light-rams-car-machang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 26-year-old woman was killed in Machang after her car was struck by a trailer that had run a red light at Km4.7 of Jalan Machang-Tanah Merah. The 47-year-old driver of the Volvo trailer was traveling from Tanah Merah towards Machang when the accident occurred. The trailer crashed into the right side of the Perodua Axia, driven by the victim, causing severe injuries that led to her death at the scene. The trailer driver was not injured in the incident. Police have launched an investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless and dangerous driving, and the suspect has also been arrested under Section 30 of the Poisons Act 1952 for possession of suspected ketum water.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Woman, 26, killed as trailer allegedly runs red light in Machang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-26-killed-as-trailer-allegedly-runs-red-light-in-machang",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:02:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}