KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Ten people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in Selangor state, late last night, authorities said.
The accident involved three cars and a trailer lorry, said Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Director, Norazam Khamis, in a statement, adding that, the department received a distress call at 11:42 p.m. local time (1542 GMT).
“The accident involved 17 victims, 10 of whom were confirmed dead. The dead were a man and a woman, while the other eight victims were children, comprising five boys and three girls,” he said.
The rescue team had to use a crane to lift the trailer off the car it crushed, to take out the victims.– NNN-BERNAMA
