Three killed, three hurt in crash on NSE near Tapah

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Three men were killed and three others injured after a car rear-ended an SUV, causing it to overturn on the North-South Expressway near Tapah, Perak, Tuesday (July 22) morning.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycyxu5wx  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Three men were killed and three others injured in a collision at kilometer 328.9 of the north-south

00:08expressway near Tapa on Tuesday. Perak Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Operations Director

00:15Saburodzi Noor Ahmad said the accident occurred at 11.19 a.m. on the southbound lane and involved

00:22a car and a sports utility vehicle, SUV. The 31-year-old male driver of the car sustained

00:28injuries. Three senior citizens traveling in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene,

00:34while two others in the same vehicle were injured. Tapa OCPD Superintendent Johari Yahya said all five

00:41occupants of the SUV were traveling from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur. The 71-year-old SUV driver from Johor

00:48sustained minor injuries, while a 68-year-old Singaporean passenger suffered serious injuries.

00:55Superintendent Johari added that the SUV was in the right lane when it was rear-ended by a car,

01:02causing it to skid and overturn. The three deceased victims, all from Selangor, died on the spot.

01:08All injured victims received initial treatment at the scene before being sent to hospital Tapa for

01:13further care.

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