Eight Killed In Accident At Toll Plaza

ALOR STAR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Eight people, including seven members of a family, died when a container lorry rammed into a car that was queuing up at the Hutan Kampung toll plaza on the North-South Expressway, near here today.

A police spokesman said the seven family members, including three children, were in a Proton Iswara car from Penang heading north. The eighth victim who was killed was a woman who was in a Kancil car which was rammed by the Proton Iswara following the impact of the crash.

The victim was believed to be the mother of the woman who was driving the Kancil from Lubuk Batu, Jitra. The woman driver and her daughter suffered injuries. According to the police, the incident occurred about 3.50pm as the cars were queuing up to pay toll when the container lorry rammed into the Proton Iswara.

All the victims were extricated from the vehicles by members of the Fire and Rescue team and sent to Alor Star Hospital.

-- BERNAMA