Couple killed, children seriously injured in Kemaman highway crash


KUALA TERENGGANU: A husband and wife were killed while their two children were seriously injured in a crash at KM267.2 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2) near the Jabor exit in Kemaman.

Mohd Riduan Mohd Yaacob and his wife Zahidah Hanisah Mohamad, both 35, died at the scene after their car crashed and turned turtle.

Their children Muhammad Uwais Wafiuddin, 8, and Raudhatul Khayra, 3, were reported to have sustained serious injuries.

A spokesman from the Terengganu and Fire Rescue Department said a distress call was received at 4.14pm Saturday (June 17) and a team of eight firemen from the Cheneh fire station were dispatched to the scene.

"No other vehicles were involved in the crash and the cause is being investigated.

"The bodies of the victims were handed over to the police for further action while the two children are being treated at the Kemaman and Kuantan Hospitals,” the spokesman said when contacted. - Bernama

Accident , crash , LPT2 , Jabor , Terengganu , Kemaman

   

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