TWO sisters were killed when the car they were travelling in was hit by a fuel-laden tanker near the Felda Lepar Hilir traffic light junction on Jalan Kuantan-Segamat, in Kuantan, last night.

Kuantan district police chief Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the victims were identified as Siti Mazurah Zulkifli, 30, and Siti Nur Alia Saffiyah, 18, from Felda Lepar Hilir Satu.

“The 11pm incident occurred when the tanker driver lost control of the vehicle, which was heading towards a petrol station in Gambang, and entered the opposite lane before ramming into the oncoming car.

“It was raining during the incident, causing the car driven by Siti Nur Alia Saffiyah to slide underneath the tanker. The two victims were confirmed dead at the scene,” he said in a statement today.

Wan Mohd Zahari said the 31-year-old tanker driver had been arrested to assist in the investigation into the incident and a urine test turned out negative for drugs.

He said the victims’ bodies were taken to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for a post-mortem and the case was being investigated under section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, June 14, 2023.