Four killed, 12 injured in four-vehicle pile-up on LPT1

KUANTAN: Four people were killed and 12 injured in an accident involving four vehicles at KM135.7 of the East Coast Highway 1 (LPT1) on the Kuantan-bound side early on Saturday (Aug 27) morning.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said the vehicles involved in the pile-up were a container lorry, an MPV, a sedan and a tow truck.

He said the dead were an elderly couple and a youth travelling in the MPV and the tow truck driver but their identities were not known yet.

“The Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 3.26 am regarding the accident. The container lorry is believed to have skidded and crashed into the truck which was in the process of towing the MPV, which broke down on the highway.

“The sedan is said to be on the roadside at the time. The impact of the crash sent the car plunging into a 40-foot-deep ravine,” he said in a statement here. – Bernama