JITRA: A 55-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured in an accident involving two cars at Km13.6 of the North-South Expressway near here on Saturday.
Soh Lim Sun was killed on the spot in the 2pm crash when his Mercedes Benz was hit by a Proton Waja that came from the opposite direction, while his passenger, Toh Chee Kin, 39, sustained serious injuries.
Nurasnida Mustafa, 23, who was driving the Proton Waja, suffered injuries and is in a coma at the Jitra Hospital.
Kubang Pasu district police chief Superintendent Sawaludin Hamenudin said Nurasnida was driving alone from Bukit Kayu Hitam towards Jitra when she lost control of her vehicle after trying to avoid a motorcycle bearing a Thai registration number.
"Investigations revealed that the Proton Waja driver was trying to avoid a motorcyclist who suddenly made a U-turn.
"The car swerved into the opposite lane and hit the Mercedes Benz driven by Soh," he said.
Sawaludin said the motorcyclist abandoned his vehicle near the accident spot.
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