2 Singaporeans die in separate accidents on Malaysia's North-South Expressway
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Two Singaporeans died a day apart while travelling along Malaysia's North-South Expressway this week. A 66-year-old Singaporean woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Monday (Dec 23), which resulted in the deaths of six others. 33 people were also in2 Singaporeans die in separate accidents on Malaysia's North-South Expressway
Two Singaporeans died a day apart while travelling along Malaysia's North-South Expressway this week. A 66-year-old Singaporean woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Monday (Dec 23), which resulted in the deaths of six others. 33 people were also injured. On Tuesday, a 29-year-old Singaporean woman, and a Malaysian man died in a motorcycle accident on the expressway, New Straits Times reported. The first accident took place on the northbound route at Ayer Keloh rest and service area near Melaka. It involved a trailer lorry, a tour bus, a Toyota Estima MPV, a Nissan trailer and a Perodua Bezza sedan. Initial investigations found that the dislodged tyre of the trailer lorry caused a tour bus to crash into three other vehicles, said Malaysian transport minister Anthony Loke on Tuesday. According to Alor Gajah police chief Ashari Abu Samah, the dislodged tyre landed in the middle lane. «The tour bus then hit the detached tyre, causing the driver to lose control and swerve into the opposite lane [and hit other vehicles],» he said. Read more
