Police have located the car that ploughed into a group of devotees on their way to celebrate Thaipusam

Police find car that ploughed into Thaipusam devotees

THE STAR

Photo of the car believed to have ploughed into a group of devotees.

 

PETALING JAYA: The authorities have located the car that ploughed into a group of devotees in Seri Petaling on Saturday.

Police said the car, a BMW with registration plate PMH 718, rammed into the group when approaching the exit to Seri Petaling on the North South Expressway at 8am.

The devotees were walking on the emergency lane. The driver of the car was reported to have sped off after the accident.

Police identified the deceased as Saravanan Krishnan, 45; Kannan Chinnakanoo, 51 and Papa Sinnah, 53.

Two of the injured were identified as Mageswaran Palanisamy, 40, and Darrshen Devara, 18. Another injured woman has not been identified.

The devotees were walking from Senawang, Negri Sembilan to Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam.