A BABY girl was killed after being flung out of a car when it skidded and overturned at the KM161.1 marker on the North-South Expressway in Tangkak last night.

Tangkak police chief Mohd Fadhil Minhat said the six-month-old girl died instantly due to head injuries in the 8.30pm incident.

The car was heading towards Bukit Gambir from Tangkak town.

Fadhil said the baby was in a Perodua Alza, driven by her 28-year-old father, who lost control of the vehicle before it skidded on to the hard shoulder and turned turtle.

He and his five other passengers, including his wife, aged 28, sustained minor injuries, Fadhil said in a statement today.

The baby’s body was taken to Tangkak Hospital for post-mortem and all the other victims were also being treated at the same hospital.

The case is being investigated under section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, August 2, 2022.