Kluang police chief Bahrin Mohd Noh said the accident involved a lorry, a Toyota Camry, a Proton X50, and a Honda Stepwagon Spada.

Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the front tyre of the lorry, travelling from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, burst, causing the driver to lose control and collide with the Toyota Camry which was in the same lane.

“As a result of the impact, the lorry skidded into the opposite lane and crashed into two oncoming vehicles, the Proton X50 and Honda Stepwagon Spada,” he said.

“The impact caused the Honda Stepwagon Spada to catch fire, but all of the occupants were rescued by members of the public at the scene,” he said in a statement today.

The victims who died at the scene included the driver and passenger of the Proton X50 – Iklil Nuraudah Muhammad Redzaa, 23, and an unidentified man in his 20s.

Two-year-old Mariam Nasaarudin, who was in the Honda Stepwagon Spada, also died at the scene.

“Her parents, Nasaarudin Pardi, 36, and Siti Khazira Bani, 35, who were the driver and front passenger, succumbed to their injuries while being transported to hospital,” Bahrin said.

“Eight others injured in the accident were also rushed to hospital for treatment. The victims were taken to Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital in Kluang and another hospital in Kulai.”

The 35-year-old lorry driver was arrested in connection with the accident.