KANGAR, April 21 — A retired Health Ministry laboratory assistant was killed in a four-vehicle accident at Titi Tinggi near Padang Besar yesterday.

Padang Besar police chief ACP Mohd Shokri Abdullah said the victim, Ab Rashid Hashim, 73, who was driving a Perodua Viva, died at the scene. Police received a report on the incident at 1.15 pm.

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Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when a four-wheel drive vehicle travelling from Kangar to Padang Besar entered the opposite lane and collided with the Perodua Viva. Two other vehicles — a Perodua Axia and a Perodua Myvi — were also involved in the crash.

“The impact caused the Viva driver to suffer fatal injuries. The case is still under investigation,” he said in a statement today.

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The victim’s body was sent to Tuanku Fauziah Hospital, while several others sustained minor injuries.

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The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama