FOUR individuals, including a baby, were killed in a crash involving two Proton Persona cars along Jalan Terengganu-Jabor near Chukai this afternoon.

Fire and rescue operations officer Mohd Hafiezul Mohamad said the incident also caused injuries to eight people, including three children.

“In the first car, two women and a baby died while four others, including two children, were injured. The car was travelling from Bukit Besi, Dungun to Bandar Baru Cheneh, Kemaman.

“In the second car, a man died and four other individuals, including a child, were injured. The car was travelling from Perasing near Jabor to Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus,” he said.

Hafiezul said the Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 4.47pm and five members from the Cheneh fire and rescue station and six others who were at the Perasing Rest and Service rushed to the location.

He said efforts to remove the dead and injured from the cars had been completed. However, their identities were yet to be determined. – Bernama, April 24, 2023.