Oil tanker on fire veers into opposite lane of Elite Highway


NILAI: A tanker lorry carrying palm oil caught fire before losing control and veering into the opposite lane of the highway, resulting in a collision with three other vehicles at KM44.6 of the Northbound Elite Highway here Saturday.

District police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim, said preliminary investigations revealed that the incident occurred at around noon when the tanker, driven by a 53-year-old local man, lost control and crashed into the opposite lane.

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