IPOH, October 5 2026 — Police have confirmed the identities of four people, including a child, who were killed in a three-vehicle crash along the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding, Gerik, yesterday.
Gerik District Police Chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman identified three of the victims as Al Zubair Deraman, 31, Tuan Shazrin Tuan Mud, 40, and Mohamad Hafiz Daniel Nik Hairey, 19.
The identity of the girl who died in the crash has yet to be confirmed.
The injured victim was identified as nine-year-old Mohammad Shiraz Hammani Abdul Fattah.
Abdul Samad also confirmed that all the victims were from Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
The crash occurred at about 1.30 pm at Kilometre 38.5 of the highway and involved a Hino lorry, a Proton Persona and a Perodua Axia.
According to Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin, preliminary investigations found that the Perodua Axia, driven by a 19-year-old man, was travelling from Gerik towards Jeli with four passengers — a 31-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman and two children.
The Axia is believed to have lost control before colliding with the other vehicles.
Four occupants of the Axia, comprising two men, a woman and a child, were killed, while another child was seriously injured.
Police are continuing investigations into the cause of the crash.
-Bernama
