A mother and son were killed in Kampung Sungai Soi here at 4.50 pm on Monday when the car they were travelling in was hit by a 12-tonne lorry carrying soil.
Kuantan Fire and Rescue operations commander Md Yusof Husin said Tuan Mohd Zulhaizee Tuan Temeran, 38, and his mother Kelsom Hamat, 66, died at the scene due to severe injuries in the head and body.
"Fire-fighters took 15 minutes to extricate Tuan Mohd Zulhaizee who was trapped in the driver's seat while the body of his mother who was in the back passenger seat was brought out by members of the public.
"His father and a child who were severely injured were rushed to engku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) for further treatment," he told reporters here Monday.
Md Yusof believed the accident occured when a lorry travelling from Sungai Soi to Kuantan skidded into the opposite lane and collided into the Proton Iswara car in which the victims were in.
"We were also informed that the lorry driver had escaped during the accident," he said.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue Sep 26 2017
A mother and son were killed in Kampung Sungai Soi here at 4.50 pm on Monday when the car they were travelling in was hit by a 12-tonne lorry carrying soil. -Bernama
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