SIX people were killed in a road crash in Jalan Jerangau-Jabor in Cheneh, near Cukai, yesterday.

Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said four died on the spot and two died in the hospital.

Earlier, Fire and Rescue operations commander Cheneh Mohd Hafiezul Mohamad said the department received an emergency call about a road collision at 4.47 pm.

He said personnel from the Cheneh Fire and Rescue Station and and the Perasing rest and service area rushed to the location.

“The first Proton Persona car with eight people on board was heading from Bukit Besi, Dungun to Bandar Baru Cheneh, Kemaman.

“The second Proton Persona car carrying five people was coming from Perasing near Jabor and heading to Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus,” he said, adding that the people involved in the incident were yet to be identified. – Bernama, April 25, 2023.