A MARRIED couple were killed in a collision involving a Perodua Myvi and a lorry trailer at Km25 of the Timur-Barat Highway in Gerik today.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Sayani Saidon said three other victims – a child and two teenagers – who were also travelling in the car heading from Gerik to Jeli, Kelantan, were seriously injured. The driver of the lorry, which was headed for Gerik, was unhurt.

Sayani said the department received a distress call at 1.10pm, and members of the Gerik fire and rescue station were dispatched to the location.

“There were six victims, two of whom were not trapped in the vehicle and confirmed dead at the scene by medical officers,” he said in a statement today.

Sayani said the couple who died were identified as Mohamad Nasir Samsudin, 44, and Rohaya Harun, 46. The injured were Mohamad Amir Zaqwan, 14; Nur Auni Batrisya, 12; and Mohamad Zarith, 7. – Bernama, June 24, 2023.