Published on: Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
Masnih Manan, the eldest in the family, was travelling in a Perodua Kancil with three other family members when the tragedy occurred around 3am.
The three were her brother-cum-driver Hamdan Manan, 26, his wife Rina Murnni Abdullah, 26 and the deceased's mother Jernih Awang Raya, 58.
District Police Chief, DSP Madang Usat, said Masnih was sitting on the front passenger seat when another car suddenly entered their lane.
"They were heading to the hospital then. When they reached the Petronas gas station in Petagas, their car collided with a Four Wheel Drive," he said, Saturday.
He said the driver of the Toyota Prado was heading to Lok Kawi road from Lintas when he lost control of his vehicle.
"He skidded and landed on the other side of the road where the victim's car was travelling causing them to ram into each other," he said.
The impact caused serious damage to the Perodua Kancil, causing all four passengers, including the driver, to suffer serious injuries.
District Rescue and Fire team was deployed to the scene to help pull out the trapped victims. The driver, his wife and their mother suffered broken legs and were sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
Masnih died on the spot and was rushed to the hospital for post mortem to save her baby girl but was pronounced dead.
Madang advised road users to take extra precaution when on the road.
"This is very serious. Road users need to be very careful as accidents can happen in a split second. Take care of the your safety, your family and other people," he said.
