A woman and two of her sons were killed, while another two sons were injured, when the car they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a road divider before hitting a tree at Jalan Bukit Impian, Taman Impian Emas, Skudai here Friday night.

North Johor Baharu district police chief ACP Mohd Taib Ahmad identified the deceased as Suriani Musa, 44, and sons Mohamad Syakir Shamsudin, 11, and Mohamad Saufi Shamsudin, 8. They died on the spot.

Suriani's other sons, Mohamad Syauqi Shamsudin, 19, was seriously injured, while Mohamad Syazwan Shamsudin, 21, sustained minor injuries, and both of them had been sent to Sultanah Aminah Hospital here for treatment, he said in a statement last night.

He said the crash occurred at about 7.05 pm, when Mohamad Syazwan, who was at the wheel of the Proton Satria car lost control of the wheel, causing the car to skid and crashed into a road divider, before hitting a tree.