20161201 Two killed in separate fiery accidents
Malaysia Dec 01 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Two killed in separate fiery accidents
Updated: 2016-12-01 12:46
BUTTERWORTH: Two men were burnt to death after their cars caught fire following accidents here and in Sabah.
A night out with friends turned fatal for a 53-year-old factory manager when his car caught fire following an accident at the Prai Industrial Area here.
Yeong Peng Foo was on his way home after supper when his car was involved in a collision with a lorry.
He was trapped in his car when it caught fire at 12.05am yesterday.
OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ros Azhan said there was nothing anyone could do as the heat drove everyone back.
Yeong’s son Yiu Chung, 18, said he was puzzled over what could have caused the accident as his father would never drive recklessly or speed.
“We initially thought it was just a minor accident when the police called us.
Deadly blaze: The vehicles up in flames following the collision in Sandakan.
Deadly blaze: The vehicles up in flames following the collision in Sandakan.
“We never thought that we would never see him again,” said the college student when met at the Seberang Jaya Hospital mortuary.
Yeong leaves behind a wife, 53, and three sons.
Meanwhile in Sandakan, Sabah, passers-by could only watch helplessly as a self-employed man died in his car after it caught fire following a collision with a bus.
He was pinned to his seat following the impact of the crash along the army camp road at Mile 7.
Major mishap: The late Yeong’s (inset) car which was destroyed in an accident with a lorry at Jalan Perusahaan Prai in Prai, Penang.
Yeong Peng Foo
The bus driver, Chin Taw Shing, 51, escaped unhurt.
Sandakan police chief Asst Comm Zabidi Mohd Zain said the victim, identified as 41-year-old Zulmat Ajilani, was heading to work at about 6am when he lost control of his vehicle and swerved to the opposite lane and collided with the express bus.
The bus driver managed to get out of the vehicle in time just as the front part of the bus caught fire, he said, adding that there were no passengers at that time.
Web Source：The star
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/12/02/two-killed-in-separate-fiery-accidents-car-collisions-result-in-death-of-a-man-in-penang-and-another/