KUANTAN: The police believe that the two victims who were burnt to death after the car they were travelling in was involved in a crash with a fuel tanker at Kilometre 9 of Jalan Temerloh-Triang this afternoon are a mother and son.
Temerloh District Police chief ACP Mohd Nasyim Bahron said the driver and passenger of the Perodua Bezza were believed to be a 39-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
“The identities of both victims will be confirmed through comparison of DNA samples from their next-of-kin,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Meanwhile, he said preliminary investigations found that a tanker carrying 32,000 litres of diesel from Seremban to Temerloh was believed to have skidded into the opposite lane.
“Based on information from the victims’ next-of-kin, the car was travelling from Jerantut to Seremban. The collision caused the tanker trailer to crush the car, and both vehicles caught fire,” he said.
Mohd Nasyim said the 37-year-old lorry driver, however, managed to escape and sustained only minor injuries.
Meanwhile, he said post-mortem examinations on the victims would be conducted today. – BERNAMA
