IPOH: A police officer was killed and two others were injured in an accident involving two trailer lorries and a car at Km85.3 Jalan Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu near Kampung Tawai in Gerik early this morning.
Gerik police chief Abdul Samad Othman said the incident at 1.50am involved a trailer carrying fertiliser, another loaded with logs, and a car driven by the police officer.
“A preliminary investigation found that the fertiliser-laden trailer, headed from Kuala Kangsar to Gerik, lost control before skidding and colliding with the right side of the log-loaded trailer coming from the opposite direction.
“As a result of the collision, the fertiliser trailer veered into the opposite lane and struck the car driven by the 42-year-old police officer from the Gerik police headquarters,” he said in a statement.
The officer was confirmed dead at the scene.
The case is being investigated for causing death by reckless driving.