Couple killed after car swerves into oncoming lane in Kota Tinggi crash; four others injured

Couple killed after car swerves into oncoming lane in Kota Tinggi crash; four others injured

JOHOR BAHRU, March 19 — A couple were killed in a two-vehicle crash at KM77.3 of the Johor Bahru–Mersing road near Kota Tinggi this morning.

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JOHOR BAHRU, March 19 — A couple were killed in a two-vehicle crash at KM77.3 of the Johor Bahru–Mersing road near Kota Tinggi this morning.

Kota Tinggi district police chief Supt Yusof Othman said the victims were travelling in a Nissan Sentra that collided with a Proton Saga carrying four افراد at about 9.45am.

The victims, a 26-year-old male driver and a 25-year-old female passenger, were believed to have been heading from Mersing to Johor Bahru when their vehicle veered into the opposite lane and crashed into the oncoming Proton Saga, which was travelling from Pasir Gudang to Kuantan.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene and their bodies were taken to the Forensic Unit of Kota Tinggi Hospital.

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old female driver of the Proton Saga and her three male passengers, aged between 16 and 21 and believed to be siblings, sustained only minor injuries. — Bernama

A couple were killed in an accident involving two vehicles at kilometre 77.3 of the Johor Bahru–Mersing road near Kota Tinggi this morning. — Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

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