Woman dies in two-car collision near Kota Tinggi after vehicle veers into oncoming traffic

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A 60-year-old woman was killed in an accident involving two cars at Kilometre 45 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing near Kota Tinggi today. Kota Tinggi ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 15 — A 60-year-old woman was killed in an accident involving two cars at Kilometre 45 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing near Kota Tinggi today.

Kota Tinggi district police chief Supt Yusof Othman said police received information from the public about the incident at 2 pm.

He said the accident involved a Toyota Vios driven by a 33-year-old man and a Proton Saga driven by a 28-year-old woman.

Yusof said the victim, who was the female driver’s mother, was travelling in the car with the driver’s two daughters, aged seven and five.

“Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when the Toyota Vios entered the opposite lane before colliding with the Proton Saga,” he said in a statement today.

He said the accident left the victim, who was seated in the rear right passenger seat, with severe internal injuries, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The drivers of both vehicles and the children were taken to Kota Tinggi Hospital for further treatment,” he added.

Meanwhile, the victim’s body was sent to the Forensic Unit of the same hospital for further procedures. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama

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