Five in family die in crash

KULAIJAYA: A holiday in Malacca came to a tragic end for a family of six when their car skidded and crashed into a road divider at KM46.7 of the North-South Highway, killing five of them.
Four of them died at the scene of the accident while the fifth person died at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital.
The dead are technician Wong Tong Hing, 66, his wife Fong Kum Ngoh, 60, sister-in-law Fong Kum Kai, 59, and Wong's 18-month-old grandson Jing Xuan.

Totally wrecked: The Nissan Livina which crashed into a road divider at KM46.7 of the North-South Highway killing five passengers. Only one passenger survived and has been admitted to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor.
Wong's daughter Ai Ling, 35, died at the hospital while his daughter-in-law Ng Chai Yuin has been admitted to the intensive care unit.
Wong was driving the MPV when the accident happened at 9.55am. Due to the impact, Jing Xuan was flung out about three metres from the car.
The bodies were sent to the Temenggong Seri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim Hospital Kulaijaya for post mortem.
Wong's 29-year-old son Siang Zhen, who rushed to the hospital from Singapore, was too distraught to speak to reporters at the mortuary.
A neighbour and close friend, Kam Yee Chin, 52, said she had known the family for more than 13 years.
“The accident was such a shock to me. The last time I saw Kum Ngoh was on Thursday evening when she told me she was going on a holiday,” she said when met at the mortuary.
Kulai OCPD Supt Zulkefly Yahya said no other vehicle was involved in the accident.
“We believe that the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the divider,” he said.
He urged those with information about the accident to call the police hotline at 07-2212 999 or head to the nearest police station.-the star