IPOH, Perak: A Singaporean tourist was killed and eight
others were injured when the van they were travelling in skidded at
Km 248.7 of the North-South Expressway near Ipoh, Perak, on
Saturday.
Bernama news agency quoted state traffic police chief
Superintendant Wan Abdullah Ishak as saying the victim, 63-year-old
Benny Goh, died on the spot after sustaining severe head injuries
in the 11.40am incident.
He said three of those injured had been admitted to the
Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, while another four were given
outpatient treatment at the Kuala Kangsar Hospital.
Supt Wan Abdullah said the tourists were on their way from
Butterworth to Cameron Highlands when the van skidded and rammed
into a road divider.
- CNA/de