DUNGUN: Three members of a family were killed when their multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle at Km 90 of Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan in Bukit Bauk.
The victims were Mohamad Zulkifli Ishak, 32; his wife, Norshila Zali, 36; and his younger brother, Muhammad Alif Syukri, 18. The crash occurred at 5pm.
They were travelling in a Nissan Grand Livina.
Paka Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Norzahari Mohd Nor said the couple, who lived in Kampung Pasir Era, Kuala Krai, Kelantan, were returning home after picking up Muhammad Alif Syukri from Sultan Ahmad Shah Polytechnic in Kuantan, where he was studying.
He said the MPV was believed to have collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle belonging to Tenaga Nasional Berhad.
"Two occupants of the MPV were pronounced dead at the scene. The third, who was seriously injured, was taken to Dungun Hospital but later died," he said.
Norzahari said the two occupants of the other vehicle were injured and taken to hospital.
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