A COUPLE were killed and their daughter was injured when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with an express bus at KM21 Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kota Baru in Sungai Ikan this afternoon.

Kuala Terengganu district police deputy chief Wan Mohd Zaki Wan Ismail said in the 12.45pm accident, Che Ku Yusoff Ali Che Ku Embong, 52, who was driving a Perodua Myvi, and his wife Siti Faridaf Ahmad, 46, who was in the rear passenger seat, died at the scene.

He said apart from the couple’s daughter, Che Ku Batrisya, 18, who was seated in the front passenger seat, the bus driver, aged 51, and eight bus passengers also suffered injuries.

“Preliminary investigations found that the crash occurred when the bus, carrying an attendant and 27 passengers, was on its journey from the direction of Kota Baru towards Kuantan,” he said when contacted today.

“The car driven by Che Ku Yusoff Ali, who was coming from the direction of Kuala Terengganu and heading towards Felda Belara, Kuala Terengganu, strayed into the path of the bus.”

He said the bodies of the couple were sent to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital and the case will be investigated under section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Wan Mohd Zaki said the couple’s daughter and the bus driver are receiving treatment in the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital whereas the injured passengers had been taken to Setiu Hospital for further treatment. – Bernama, April 21, 2023.