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KUALA TERENGGANU: Three students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Dungun died and another was seriously injured when a car crashed into the two motorcycles they were riding on near the university on Jalan Pantai Sura yesterday evening.

Dungun fire and rescue station chief Sharizal Shamsudin said they received a call about the accident at 7.26pm and sent 10 firefighters to the scene.

He said the crash involved two motorcycles ridden by the four students, in their 20s, and a car driven by a woman.

One of the motorcycles was said to have been dragged for about 60m upon impact.

Sharizal said the driver was able to exit her vehicle, which crashed into a drain, and was taken to the police station for questioning.

In a statement, the university identified those killed as Khairil Anwar Jamaludin, Muhammad Akmal Md Tukirin and Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi. The injured student was identified as Muhammad Ammar Danish Mohammad Ridhuan.