2 killed, 1 injured after lorry crashes into flyover pillar near Nilai

 

Firemen putting out the fire that engulfed the lorry carrying poultry after an accident at Km 283.6 of the North-South Expressway near Nilai. (Bernama pic)

SEREMBAN: Two people were killed and one was injured when a lorry laden with live chickens caught fire after it crashed into a pillar of a flyover at Km 283.6 of the North-South Expressway near Nilai early today.

Nilai police chief Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman said the dead persons were identified as N Vasutheven, 48, and RK Mohan Raj, 28, while the injured victim was Vasutheven’s son, Dharshaan, 16.

He said they were heading from Seremban to Perak when the accident happened at about 3am after Vasutheven lost control of the lorry laden with live chickens, causing it to hit the road barrier and skid, before crashing into a flyover pillar.

Another view of the lorry which caught fire after crashing into the pillar of a flyover along the North-South Expressway near Nilai. (Bernama pic)

“The lorry caught fire and the driver (Vasutheven) was dragged out by passers-by but he died due to severe head injuries.

“The lorry attendant (Mohan Raj) was burnt to death while pinned to his seat,” he said in a statement.

Fazley said Dharshaan managed to escape before the lorry caught fire and the teenager, who had injuries to his head and legs, was being treated at the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital. - FMT