Gerik acting police chief Firdaus Abdullah said his department received information regarding the incident at about 11.45am.

He said the accident occurred after a Nissan Grand Livina MPV, driven by a 49-year-old man, with three passengers – a 56-year-old woman, a man, 21, and boy, 14 – travelling from Kupang towards Gerik, lost control and entered the opposite lane.

“The vehicle then collided with a Perodua Alza MPV driven by a 32-year-old man, with his wife, also 32, and their two children, aged 3 and 5.

“The driver of the Nissan Grand Livina was found to be seriously injured and was confirmed dead at the Gerik Hospital, while the woman in the same car suffered broken ribs and was referred to the Taiping Hospital. The other two passengers in the vehicle did not suffer any injuries,” he said in a statement today.

Firdaus said the driver of the Perodua Alza MPV was also seriously injured and is being treated at Taiping Hospital, while his two children sustained injuries to their eyes and head and are being treated at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh.

“The Perodua Alza driver’s wife did not suffer any injuries.

“The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (causing death by reckless or dangerous driving),” he said.