Five die, including toddler in late night crash in Kluang

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Five people, including a two-year-old, were killed in an accident involving a trailer and three cars at KM58.1 of the North-South Expressway near Kluang on Thursday (March 27).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ymvdwfbn   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Five people, including a toddler, were killed in an accident involving a trailer and three

00:09cars at kilometre 58.1 of the North-South Expressway near Kluang on Thursday.

00:15Kluang OCPD Assistant Commissioner Barin Mohamad Noh said the accident occurred when the lorry's

00:21front right tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control.

00:25The lorry then brushed against a car before veering into the opposite lane and crashing

00:29into two other cars.

00:31One of the cars caught fire, but all its passengers were pulled out before the vehicle was engulfed

00:37in flames.

00:38However, the driver and passenger of the second car died at the scene.

00:44Among the victims was a two-year-old girl who also perished on sight, while her parents

00:49succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital.

00:52Their three other children, aged between four and nine, sustained serious injuries and are

00:57currently receiving medical treatment.

01:00Police have detained the lorry driver for further investigation under Section 41, Subsection

01:051 of the Road Transport Act 1987 on charges of causing death by reckless or dangerous

01:11driving.

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