{
  "id": 16133252,
  "title": "Islamic preacher Ustaz Wadi Annuar believed among victims in Gerik three-vehicle crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/islamic-preacher-ustaz-wadi-annuar-believed-among-victims-in-gerik",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1561742/islamic-preacher-ustaz-wadi-annuar-believed-among-victims-gerik-three"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gerik: Islamic preacher Ustaz Wadi Annuar potentially among five injured in East-West Highway crash, reports say\n\nAt approximately 2.40am, a three-vehicle collision occurred on the East-West Highway near Gerik, involving a Toyota Vellfire, a Perodua Myvi, and a Perodua Bezza. The incident resulted in five individuals sustaining injuries, while another five remained unharmed. Ustaz Wadi Annuar, an Islamic preacher, may have been among the five people injured in the crash.\n\nThe Perak Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Division received an emergency call via the NG999 system and dispatched a team from the Gerik station to the scene at 3.42am, approximately 59km from the station. Upon arrival, the team discovered that the Perodua Myvi had veered off the road into a drain, with a 25-year-old man trapped in the front passenger seat and a 24-year-old driver sustaining serious injuries. The 24-year-old male passenger in the Myvi sustained minor injuries.\n\nBefore the fire and rescue team arrived, four occupants of the Toyota Vellfire, consisting of two injured and two uninjured victims, had been extricated by members of the public. The Myvi driver and two injured occupants of the Vellfire were taken to Gerik Hospital by Health Ministry ambulances prior to the team's arrival. The three occupants of the Bezza were reported as unhurt but had gone to a police station to file a report as the vehicle was no longer present at the scene.\n\nThe operation commander assessed the situation and directed personnel to utilize rescue equipment to free the trapped victim, who was found to have severe injuries. Two victims from the Myvi were transported to Gerik Hospital for further treatment using the department's Emergency Medical Rescue Services vehicle. The operation concluded at 4.39am, involving 10 personnel and three vehicles.",
  "summary": "GERIK: Islamic preacher Ustaz Wadi Annuar is believed to have been among the occupants of a Toyota Vellfire involved in a three-vehicle crash along the East-West Highway near Gerik early today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Islamic preacher Ustaz Wadi Annuar potentially among five injured in crash",
    "Three-vehicle collision occurred on East-West Highway near Gerik",
    "Perak Fire and Rescue dispatched team to scene at 3.42am"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The multi-vehicle collision on the East-West Highway highlights the immediate danger posed to passengers during early morning transit and the critical role of public bystanders in emergency response.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-10-22T20:36:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Anwar prays for Ustaz Wadi Annuar's recovery after Gerik road accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/anwar-prays-for-ustaz-wadi-annuars-recovery-after-gerik-road-accident",
        "published": "2026-10-23T01:16:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}