PORT DICKSON: A 16-year-old boy and two others were killed when a four-wheel drive pickup crashed into the rear of their car at KM 20.8 of the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway on Tuesday (Feb 14).
Port Dickson police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed identified the deceased as M. Pangaja Valli, 51, R. Mogana, 35 and S. Jagannath, 16.
He said the three were all seated in the back seat and were among six people travelling in the car when the accident happened around 1.30pm.
Supt Aidi Sham said all occupants in the car were from Ampang in Selangor and were returning from a temple at Batu 5 Jalan Pantai, while the driver of the pickup is a contractor who was heading towards a project site in Taman Intan Perdana.
"The pickup ploughed into the rear of the car and the three victims seated at the back died on the spot," he said in a statement.
Supt Aidi Sham said another passenger who was seated in the back seat survived the incident but suffered broken rib bones.
He identified her as 23-year-old L. Vinisha.
She was engaged to the front seat passenger of the car identified as S. Thibankumar who broke his left arm in the crash.
Car driver and Mogana's husband S. Shanmugam, 33 also survived but suffered broken rib bones.
Pangaja Valli was Thibankumar's mother while Jagannath was his younger brother.
The injured were sent to the Port Dickson Hospital for treatment.
Supt Aidi Sham said the 45-year-old driver of the pickup sustained light injuries and had been detained at the district police station here for questioning.
He added that the driver was also screened for possible alcohol consumption and drug abuse but the tests returned negative.
Supt Aidi Sham then said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
