AN elderly couple were killed after the four-wheel-drive vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a trailer lorry at Km392.9 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), Bukit Besi-Ajil, last night.

Hulu Terengganu district police chief Hasmeera Hassan said Mohd Ghani, 68, and his wife Minah Abdullah, 69, from Kampung Tok Rimau in Kuala Terengganu, died on the spot in the 9pm collision.

He said preliminary investigations found that the couple were travelling from Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu when the vehicle, driven by their son, rear-ended the lorry carrying oil palm dregs, which was heading to Kota Baru, on the left lane.

“The impact of the crash caused severe damage to the front part of the vehicle.

“The couple’s son suffered broken legs while the lorry driver and attendant escaped unhurt,” he said today.

Hasmeera said firemen from the Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah fire and rescue station removed the bodies from the vehicle before sending them to Hulu Terengganu Hospital for an autopsy.

He said the case is being investigated under section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, June 19, 2023.