IPOH: Four people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash at Km278.9 of the North-South Expressway (NSE, northbound), near the Ipoh Selatan toll plaza on Sunday.
The 5.30am incident saw the collision of a Proton Iswara and two motorcycles.
The dead have been identified as Mohamad Hafiz Jabon, 33; Rafiq Hafizi Rahimi, 21; Muhsin Muhamad Wazer, 23; and Mohamad Syarif Mohamad Said, 30.
Rafiq Hafizi, who was on a Kawasaki Ninja and Mohamad Syarif, riding a Yamaha RXZ, died at the scene.
Mohamad Hafiz and Muhsin, who were riding pillion on the respective motorcycles, died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here.
"Based on information obtained from the driver of the car, who was unhurt, the motorcycles were part of a convoy from Simpang Pulai heading to Ipoh.
"The two motorcycles, which were moving at high speed, grazed each other and went out control before rear-ending the Proton Iswara," Ipoh police chief ACP Mohd Ali Thamby said. – BERNAMA