Four dead, child seriously injured after Axia crashes into lorry on Gerik-Jeli highway

In a tragic accident near Tasik Banding on the East-West Highway, a Perodua Axia lost control and collided with both a Proton Persona and a lorry, leading to four fatalities, including a child.

The collision resulted in the Axia becoming lodged under the lorry.

Preliminary investigations are ongoing, and authorities are seeking eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage.

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

IPOH, Oct 5 — The fatal crash in Gerik, which claimed the lives of four people, including a child, was believed to have occurred after the Perodua Axia they were travelling in lost control before crashing into a lorry at KM 38.5 of the East-West Highway (JRTB) Gerik-Jeli, near Tasik Banding.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said police received information about the accident involving three vehicles – a Hino lorry, a Proton Persona and a Perodua Axia – at about 1.30pm yesterday.

He said preliminary investigations found that the Perodua Axia, driven by a 19-year-old man with four passengers – a 31-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman and two children – was travelling from Gerik towards Jeli.

At the same time, the Proton Persona, driven by a 20-year-old man with three passengers, was travelling in the opposite direction from Jeli, Kelantan towards Gerik, while a lorry driven by a 42-year-old man with a 34-year-old male attendant was also travelling in the same direction.

“Based on preliminary investigations, the Perodua Axia is believed to have lost control before entering the opposite lane and hitting the rear side of the Proton Persona before crashing into the front of the lorry behind the Proton Persona.

“The impact caused the Perodua Axia to become wedged underneath the lorry and be dragged for about three to seven metres,” he said in a statement last night.

Mohd Alwi said four victims in the Perodua Axia, comprising two men, a woman and a child, were pronounced dead, while another child was seriously injured and taken to Gerik Hospital for treatment.

He said the driver and passengers of the Proton Persona, as well as the lorry driver and attendant, were not injured.

“An inspection of the scene has been conducted, and photographs were taken to assist investigations. All three vehicles involved will be sent for technical inspection.

“Efforts to identify independent witnesses and obtain closed-circuit television (CCTV) and dashcam footage, if available, are also underway,” he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Members of the public with information about the accident are urged to come forward to assist investigations. — Bernama

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在东西高速公路塔西克班丁附近发生的一起悲惨事故中，一辆 Perodua Axia 失控，与一辆 Proton Persona 和一辆卡车相撞，导致四人死亡，其中包括一名儿童。

碰撞导致Axia轿车卡在了卡车下面。

初步调查仍在进行中，当局正在寻求目击者证词和监控录像。

该案件正在根据 1987 年道路运输法第 41(1) 条进行调查。

怡保，10 月 5 日讯——在宜力发生的致命车祸造成四人死亡，其中包括一名儿童。据信，事故发生时，他们乘坐的 Perodua Axia 汽车在东西大道（JRTB）宜力-日里段 38.5 公里处（靠近塔西克班丁）失控，撞上了一辆卡车。

霹雳州警察总长拿督莫哈末·阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁表示，警方昨天下午1点30分左右接到报案，称有三辆车发生事故，分别是一辆日野卡车、一辆宝腾Persona和一辆Perodua Axia。

他说，初步调查发现，这辆由一名 19 岁男子驾驶的 Perodua Axia 车载有四名乘客——一名 31 岁男子、一名 40 岁女子和两名儿童——正从 Gerik 驶往 Jeli。

与此同时，一辆由一名 20 岁男子驾驶、载有三名乘客的 Proton Persona 轿车正从吉兰丹州的 Jeli 向 Gerik 方向行驶，与这辆 Proton Persona 轿车的行驶方向相反；而一辆由一名 42 岁男子驾驶、载有一名 34 岁男性乘务员的货车也正朝同一方向行驶。

“根据初步调查，Perodua Axia 被认为在进入对向车道之前失去控制，撞上了 Proton Persona 的尾部，然后撞上了 Proton Persona 后面的卡车的前端。

“撞击导致 Perodua Axia 被卡在卡车下面，并被拖行了大约三到七米，”他昨晚在一份声明中说。

莫哈末·阿尔维表示，Perodua Axia 车内四名乘客（包括两名男子、一名女子和一名儿童）被宣布死亡，另有一名儿童受重伤，已被送往格里克医院接受治疗。

他说，Proton Persona 的司机和乘客，以及货车司机和搬运工都没有受伤。

“我们已对现场进行了勘查，并拍摄了照片以协助调查。涉事的三辆车都将被送去进行技术检验。”

“目前正在努力寻找独立证人，并尽可能获取闭路电视和行车记录仪录像，”他说道，并补充说，此案正在根据 1987 年道路交通法第 41(1) 条进行调查。

警方呼吁知情人士提供线索，协助调查。——马新社

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