Two Killed In A Deadly Mishap Between Two Mitsubishi Evo Car Near Johor Baru
Two youths were killed while two of their friends were seriously injured in an accident involving three cars at Km1.3 North-South Expressway heading towards the city here.
By Sadho Ram — 01 Sep 2014, 03:15 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
An early morning accident involving two Mitsubishi Evo cars which were believed to be racing along the North-South Expressway heading towards Johor Baru after the Merdeka countdown has left two people dead
South Johor Baru district police chief, ACP Sulaiman Salleh, said in the 2.10am incident the 25-year-old driver of a Mitsubishi Evo, and his 18-year-old front seat passenger died on the spot.
"The incident is believed to have occurred as a result of 'speeding' competition between two Mitsubishi Evo cars. The blue coloured one had the four youths in it and a yellow Mitsubishi Evo was driven by a man," he said here today.
One of the cars split into two after they crashed into each other. The dead were the driver and the front passenger of the car that had split into two, The Star reported.
Sulaiman said on arriving at the scene, the driver of the blue Mitsubishi Evo lost control and hit the yellow Mitsubishi Evo and a Proton Waja on the left lane and the car split into two killing both the driver and passenger instantly.
He said the other two rear seat passengers in the car, aged 16 and 18, were seriously injured, whereas, the driver of the yellow Mitsubishi Evo sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Proton Waja escaped unhurt.
thestar.com.myAll the injured were sent to Hospital Sultan Ismail for treatment while the bodies of Tan and Lin were sent to Sultanah Aminah Hospital for post-mortem
The two bodies were taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital here for post-mortem and the injured were sent to Sultan Ismail Hospital, here for treatment.
The accident also involved another car, a Proton Waja, but its driver escaped unhurt. Police urged people who witnessed the accident to come forward with any information to help with investigations. Contact the police hotline at 07-2218 999.
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