PETALING JAYA: Three children were orphaned after a road accident which killed their parents in Lepar, Kuantan, last night.
The children, aged six to 17, suffered injuries to the head, face, and abdomen while their parents died at the scene, Bernama reported.
Pekan police chief Zaidi Mat Zin said the 10pm crash involved a car carrying the three children and their parents, and a lorry.
Initial investigations found that the crash occurred when the children’s father lost control of the car while overtaking another vehicle, entering the opposite lane and colliding with the oncoming lorry.
The lorry driver was uninjured while his two passengers suffered minor injuries.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.