{
  "id": 8185082,
  "title": "Cops hunt trio who fled after fatal Bentong crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cops-hunt-trio-who-fled-after-fatal-bentong-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T05:18:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/18/cops-hunt-trio-who-fled-after-fatal-bentong-crash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Pahang are searching for three suspects who fled the scene after a fatal three-vehicle collision near Bentong on Monday. Acting Pahang police chief Azry Akmar Ayob confirmed that the suspects, aged between 20 and 30, were linked to a prior vehicle theft case. The man who rented the vehicle to them has been detained. The detained individual, also in his 30s, tested positive for drugs and is currently being held in custody pending court proceedings.\n\nThe accident occurred on Jalan Mempaga-Sertik when a Perodua Myvi and a Honda HR-V collided, resulting in the death of a motorcyclist. According to Bentong police chief Zaiham Kahar, the driver and two passengers of the Myvi abandoned the vehicle and fled into a nearby oil palm plantation following the crash.",
  "summary": "The three men are also believed to be linked to a vehicle theft case.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Cops hunt trio who fled after fatal Bentong crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cops-hunt-trio-who-fled-after-fatal-bentong-crash-8188452",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:18:34.000Z"
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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."
}