POLICE will record a statement from the driver of a Toyota Hilux pick-up truck involved in a fatal accident near KM62 of the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway on Saturday.

Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 53-year-old woman was currently receiving treatment for injuries to the chest and lungs at Jeli Hospital in Kelantan.

“We will record her statement soon after she recovers and is discharged. So far, we have recorded the statements of two passengers in the Toyota Hilux,” he said in Ipoh today.

In the crash at about 3.45 pm, a family of five travelling in a Perodua Alza MPV died at the scene when their vehicle collided head-on with the pick-up truck.

The deceased were identified as Mohd Rodhi Othman, 64; his wife, Sharifah Rohana Syed Sagaf, 59; their daughter Siti Aishah, 32; son-in-law Ahmad Khomaini Baba, 32; and granddaughter Zara Hana, six. – Bernama, July 25, 2022.