SEREMBAN: A lorry driver was killed and 12 other people, including seven policemen, were injured in a four-vehicle accident at Km225 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) northbound here this evening.
Rembau police chief Deputy Superintendent Hazri Mohamad said initial investigations found the lorry carrying a load of paint was on its way from Senawang towards Ayer Keroh, Melaka, and it was moving in the middle lane before switching to the right lane and crashing into a Toyota Camry and Perodua Alza.
"The lorry later hit the highway divider and entered the opposite lane to collide with a police van carrying Johor Baru Utara personnel heading to Senawang," he said in a statement here today.
He said the lorry driver was pronounced dead at the scene and a policeman sustained serious injuries on the leg while six other personnel as well as the driver and passengers of the Toyota Camry had light injuries,
He said the driver and solitary passenger of the Perodua Alza were unhurt.
Hazri said the body of the lorry driver was sent to Rembau Hospital for post-mortem and the injured victims were sent to Alor Gajah Hospital and Melaka Hospital for treatment. – Bernama