10 Deaths In USJ Road Crash, Victims Include A Mother And 8 Children
The ages of the five boys and three girls range from 10-months-old to 17-years-old.
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A road accident involving a trailer and three cars in Subang Jaya last night left 10 dead, including a mother and her eight children.
Based on several reports, the incident happened at the USJ rest area on the Elite Highway (Shah Alam-bound).
The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 11.42 pm.
10 maut dalam kemalangan tiga kereta dan sebuah treler di R&R USJ Lebuhraya ELITE, awal pagi ini – Bomba Selangor
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) December 18, 2021
📸 Bomba Selangor pic.twitter.com/dLYid9b0Ia
According to a department spokesperson, the accident involved two Proton Wira, a Perodua Axia and a trailer.
In a report by Malaysiakini, the woman, 37, and her eight children were travelling in one of the Proton Wira.
Sinar Harian reports that the children are five boys and 3 girls with ages ranging from 10-months-old to 17-years-old.
The woman’s husband and the father of the children, 50, survived with injuries. The 10th victim was a man driving the other Proton Wira.
The man who drove the Perodua Axia suffered a broken leg while the female passenger had light injuries.
The driver of the trailer and the two children with him are unhurt. All of the victims and bodies were sent to the Shah Alam Hospital.
Netizens blame drivers who speed on the road
Netizens who frequently use the highways pointed out that big vehicles such as lorries and buses often speed and endanger other road users.
It is time for us to wake up. The lorry and trailer drivers are always driving exceeding the speed limit and dangerously. We need better enforcement or else this will be a common news to us. My condolences to all the victims.
— The_Cool_Guy (@vin_the_iceman) December 18, 2021
This is so true, not just big trailers, buses as well drive at fast lane.
— Pixie (@AziraRashford) December 18, 2021
Indeed. I was once being flash high light by lorry behind me on the middle lane. When I ignored and not moving to the slow lane, the lorry speed cut me on the fast lane!
— Serena Andrew (@serandrew8874) December 18, 2021
Meanwhile, another netizen advised others not to speculate on the cause of the accident and not to be quick to blame the driver of the trailer.
Inalillah, baik kita di reply twit ni berdiam seketika dari menunding jari terhadap driver lori. kita tak tahu lagi punca kemalangan.
— Do 🐼 (@_firdauskamal) December 18, 2021
Memang betul atas jalan ada segelintir mereka yang memandu melulu tapi kemalangan tanpa habis lagi siasatan jangan kita memandai buat andaian.
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