Singaporean boy succumbs to injuries after car-lorry crash in JB

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A seven-year-old Singaporean boy died while being treated for injuries after an accident between a car and a lorry at KM2.4 of Jalan Pantai here bound for Permas Jaya.  Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 10.34pm on Sunday (March 16).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/48fy8hk9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A family outing turned tragic on Sunday night, when a fatal accident occurred on Jalan Pantai

00:08in Johor Bahru on the stretch heading toward Permas Jaya.

00:12The collision between a lorry and a Singapore-registered car happened at approximately 10.34pm.

00:19According to Johor Bahru South, OCPD Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat, preliminary investigations

00:26indicate that the 57-year-old lorry driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to

00:32veer into the oncoming lane.

00:34The lorry then collided with a car carrying five people, four Singaporeans and one Indonesian

00:39national, including the 44-year-old driver.

00:43The impact was so severe that a seven-year-old boy seated in the back was ejected from the

00:48vehicle.

00:50Despite medical efforts, the child succumbed to his injuries.

00:54The remaining passengers and driver are currently receiving treatment at Hospital Sultan Ismail.

01:00Police have detained the lorry driver, who tested positive for methamphetamine.

01:05Further checks also found that the suspect has no driving licence or vocational licence

01:10while the vehicle's road tax has expired.

01:13Authorities are asking for public assistance with the investigation.

01:24For live UN video, visit www.un.org

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