{
  "id": 824810,
  "title": "Woman killed, five injured in van-lorry crash on PLUS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/woman-killed-five-injured-in-van-lorry-crash-on-plus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:41:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1510837/woman-killed-five-injured-van-lorry-crash-plus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A tragic accident occurred on the North–South Expressway (PLUS) northbound at KM55.1, resulting in the death of a woman and injuries to five others. The incident, which took place early this morning, involved a van colliding with a lorry. Five fire and rescue personnel, along with a Sitrak fire and rescue vehicle, were dispatched to the scene, which is located 51km away from the incident. Upon arrival at 12.54am, the Renggam Fire and Rescue Station operations commander, Shoromi Salih, confirmed that the van's driver, a woman, had become trapped in her seat and was later pronounced dead at the scene. The van's five passengers, including three children and a disabled man, were injured and were initially pulled out of the vehicle by bystanders before the arrival of the firefighters. The male driver of the Isuzu lorry was reported to be safe and uninjured in the accident.",
  "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."
}