THE new-born son of Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) footballer Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad was among three people killed in an accident at KM163 on the North-South Expressway near Sungai Bakap, Nibong Tebal, early today.

The other victims were his mother in-law Zainab Wahab, 45, and maid Titik Sukamti, an Indonesian national in her 30s.

According to a Penang Fire and Rescue Department general operations centre spokesman, Muhammad Syafiq, 25, and his daughter Aaira Nur Saffiyya, 2, were slightly injured but his wife Nur Amalina Nur Ain, 25, sustained serious injuries in the 5.30am incident.

The spokesman said rescuers arrived on scene six minutes after the call was placed.

“On arrival, we found a badly wrecked Toyota Vellfire car, believed to have skidded after crashing into a road divider. There were six victims, three were trapped in the vehicle,” he said when contacted.

According to the spokesman, the victims pinned inside the car were confirmed dead at the scene.

The bodies were taken to Sungai Bakap Hospital for post-mortem, while the injured were sent to Seberang Jaya Hospital.

It is understood that Muhammad Syafiq was driving. – Bernama, December 6, 2020.