Car plunges into ravine on NSE, driver killed
THE STAR
IPOH: A four-wheel drive vehicle crashed into a road divider and plunged into a ravine at KM260 of the North-South Expressway (Northbound) here on Wednesday.
According to Deputy Perak police traffic chief DSP Mohd Mahiri Hussin, the driver of the Mitsubishi Triton died in the crash.
A passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured and taken to Hospital Kuala Kangsar.
The driver is believed to have lost control of his vehicle due to slippery roads following a downpour along the highway, said DSP Mohd Mahiri.
The body of the deceased was brought to the hospital for a post-mortem.
DSP Mohd Mahiri said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
The incident occurred four days after a bus rammed into 10 vehicles on the highway, along a hilly stretch of road before and after the Menora Tunnel.
On May 15, two people died when the car they were in heading towards
Kuala Kangsar went out of control and crashed into a divider at the 257km mark of the NSE
