20-Year-Old College Student Killed In Early Morning Road Accident Near 1 Utama
A college student was killed after the car she was travelling in crashed into a traffic light.
By Sadho Ram — 05 Oct 2014, 05:38 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
On Sunday, 5 October 2014, under a flyover near the 1 Utama shopping centre, a college student was killed after her car hit a traffic light before being rammed on its side by another car
A college student was killed under a flyover near the 1 Utama Shopping Centre. The car she was travelling in hit a traffic light before being rammed on its side by another car.
thestar.com.myThe victim was travelling with one of her friend who is currently in a critical condition and is being treated at the the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), said Petaling Jaya traffic police chief Deputy Supt Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif.
thestar.com.myPetaling Jaya traffic police chief Mohamad Roy said the 20-year-old victim Chua Yee Jing and a friend were leaving the shopping centre at 4.30am when the driver lost control of his MyVi and crashed into a traffic light under the Lebuh Bandar Utama flyover
He added a police from the Damansara police station, who was on duty on the flyover, reported the car had run a red light before crashing into the post.
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“At the same time, a Volkswagen Scirocco travelling from Puchong towards Kepong was unable to avoid the car in time and crashed into them. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene," said Mohamad Roy.
thestar.com.myMohamad Roy added that the Volkswagen driver sustained injuries to his chest and that the case was being investigated under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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According to The Star, at the UMMC mortuary, Chua's boyfriend, who only wanted to be known as Marcus said she was returning from celebrating a friend's birthday
“She was a lovely and nice girl and she would always join Buddhist society activities and always tried to do good deeds,” he said.
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