IPOH: Two people were killed and four others injured in two separate accidents in Bota and Taiping.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said that in last Sunday night’s incident, a university student died after the car he was travelling in with three of his friends was involved in an accident at Persiaran Seri Iskandar Prima 1, Bandar Seri Iskandar, near Bota.
He said that the fire department received an emergency call at 8.19pm, and 10 personnel from the Seri Iskandar Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) immediately rushed to the crash site.
According to Sabarodzi, initial reports indicated that a Perodua Bezza had crashed on the shoulder of the road. All the victims, aged 19, were students at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
“The accident resulted in three victims sustaining minor injuries, while one victim was confirmed dead at the scene by an official from the Health Ministry,” he said in a statement to Bernama yesterday.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a 60-year-old man was killed in an accident on Jalan Kota Taiping, near Taiping, at around 2am yesterday.
Sabarodzi said that the department, with seven personnel from the BBP Taiping, arrived at the crash site four minutes after receiving an emergency call at 2.11am.
“Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that a Perodua Axia had skidded and landed in a drain.
“A 56-year-old female victim was trapped in the front passenger seat with chest injuries, while the driver was confirmed dead by an official from the Health Ministry,” he said.
He continued, “We successfully extricated the two victims, a husband and wife, and handed the deceased over to the Health Ministry and the police for further action.”
