Baby, 5-year-old girl among 4 killed in 3-vehicle crash in Pagoh

Four people, including two elderly women, a baby and a five-year-old girl, were killed in an accident involving three vehicles at Km107 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) (southbound) near Pagoh, here, today.

Pagoh fire and rescue station operations commander Hafiz Shahid said a team of seven and a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) were dispatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 5.19pm.

He said upon arrival, the team found three vehicles involved in the accident – a Ford Ranger, a Toyota Vios and a Scania trailer.

“The Ford Ranger crashed into the rear of a lorry parked by the roadside before being hit by the Toyota Vios. Two elderly women, a five-year-old girl and a nine-month-old baby in the Ford Ranger were pronounced dead at the scene.

“A man in his 40s and another victim sustained injuries. The occupants of the Toyota Vios, comprising a man in his 70s and a 35-year-old woman, were also injured, while another man believed to be the trailer driver escaped unhurt,” he said in a statement.

Hafiz said the operations team provided initial treatment to the injured victims before they were taken to hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were handed over to the police.