THREE people were killed in a head-on collision with a trailer truck laden with oil palm at KM27 on Jalan Ibam-Rompin, Rompin last night.

Rompin police chief Mohd Azahari Mukhtar said Suhada Ramli, 22, her sister Nazira, 23, and their friend Nurul Natasha Ahmad Akbal, 22, who were in a Perodua Alza, were killed instantly in the 10.51pm incident.

“The accident is believed to have occurred Suhada, heading from Muadzam Shah to Rompin, lost control of the car and swerved into the opposite lane, ramming into the oncoming trailer truck,” he said in a statement today.

Azahari said the bodies were taken to Muadzam Shah Hospital, Rompin, for post-mortem and the case was being investigated under section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, February 12, 2023.