20141004 Malaysia Two Die, One Injured In Road Accident Near Menora Tunnel
Malaysia Oct 04 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Two Die, One Injured In Road Accident Near Menora Tunnel
Updated: 2014-10-04-12:00
IPOH, Oct 4 (Bernama) — Two people died and one was seriously injured in an accident at Km256.1 (northbound) of the North-South Expressway after the Menora Tunnel near here.
Kuala Kangsar Police chief ACP Ghuzlan Salleh, when contacted by Bernama, said the incident involving several vehicles occurred at about 11 am.
“We have information that two people were killed and one was seriously injured,” he said.
Meanwhile, a Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said five vehicles were involved in the accident, and that these were a trailer lorry, a lorry and three cars.
“Fifteen people were involved in the accident,” he said.
A Plusline spokesman, when contacted, said the accident caused a 13km traffic jam which stretched back to Ipoh.
Plus advised motorists heading north to detour to the trunk road after Ipoh and rejoin the expressway at the Kuala Kangsar toll plaza.
— BERNAMA
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