Fire and Rescue Department personnel working at the scene of the accident. ― Picture via Facebook/Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 ― Ten people were killed in a road crash involving three cars and a trailer lorry at the Shah Alam-bound USJ Rest & Recreation (R&R) area along the Elite Expressway late yesterday.
The victims comprised two adults and eight children.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said the accident involved two Proton Wira cars, a Perodua Axia car and and a trailer lorry.
He said a team of 12 members from the Subang Jaya and Puchong fire and rescue stations rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 11.42pm.
“The accident involved 17 victims, 10 of whom were confirmed dead. The dead were a man and a woman, while the other eight victims were children, comprising five boys and three girls,” he said in a statement today. ― Bernama