A policeman, three family members die in five-vehicle pile-up
TANJUNG MALIM: A policeman, his wife and two of their children were killed while three others were injured in an accident involving five vehicles at Km405 of the Plus Highway, near here, today.
Hulu Selangor police chief Supt R. Supramaniam said the 1.30am accident involved a trailer, pickup truck and three cars.
The bodies of the man, woman and two children were found at the scene while an injured child was found across the road, he said in a statement today.
He said the man was identified as Ahmad Faizal Abdul Rahim, a policeman attached to a marine base in Muar.
The others killed were his wife, Noorfazilah Mat Zani, 33, and their children, Nur Aimi Nadirah, 8, and Ahmad Fakhri Naim, 3. Among the three injured, was their 5-year-old child and two other men.
The bodies of the deceased were sent to the Kuala Kubu Baru hospital while the injured received outpatient treatment at Slim River Hospital in Perak.
Supramaniam said six other people involved in the accident escaped injuries.
The authorities have still to determine the cause of the accident.