GUA MUSANG: A retired policeman was killed and two others hurt when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a car driven by a man believed to be under the influence of drugs near Sungai Lakit, here last night.
Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the 8pm incident took place at Km66 Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai.
He said investigations revealed that the Proton Saga was travelling from Kuala Krai to Gua Musang when the driver lost control of the wheel and grazed an oncoming Toyota Vellfire.
"The Proton Saga car then collided with the Perodua Ativa driven by the victim's daughter, which was trailing behind the Toyota Vellfire.
"As a result of the crash, Adam Mat Hasan, 63, who was sitting in the rear passenger seat died at the scene while his wife, Che Romayni Che Ismail, and daughter Nurul Qurratul Ain Nazifa suffered injuries," he said in a statement today.
Sik said the victim's body had been sent to the Gua Musang Hospital here for a post-mortem.
The 42-year-old Proton Saga driver, who suffered leg injuries and tested positive for methamphetamine and ganja, had been detained under Section 44 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, he added. — Bernama