THREE Singaporean women were killed in a collision involving a multi-purpose vehicle and a lorry on Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang, near Ladang Cenas, Bandar Tenggara, Kota Tinggi, at 1.52pm today.

The Johor Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre said the dead were passengers in the Honda Freed. They were identified as Toh Poh Kian, 56, Soon Moh Tan and Wong Lan Yew, both 61.

“The male driver of the Honda Freed, Ong Cheow Lam, 59, also a Singaporean, and the lorry driver, Ahmad Zani Karimon, 49, survived,” it said in a statement.

The department said a fire engine with five firefighters were deployed to the scene, and the operation ended at 2.35pm. – Bernama, August 28, 2023.