Family of three killed on DUKE after collision with speeding carhttp://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015...t-Family-Death/KUALA LUMPUR: A family of three, including a seven-month-old baby, was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned after it was rammed by a speeding car at the sixth kilometre of the DUKE Highway here.
The impact of the crash resulted in 35-year-old Fairuz Nizam Husain, his wife Nova Safitri Azhari, 27, and their daughter Nur Firuza Annisa being thrown out of their Mitsubishi Pajero Sport four-wheel drive vehicle.
Prior to the 1.05am, Saturday incident, the family had just attended a wedding in Putrajaya and were on the way back home in Batu Taman Batu Muda, Gombak.
Kuala Lumpur staff officer for Traffic Investigation and Regulation Deputy Supt Markandan Subramaniam said investigations revealed that the Pajero was rammed from behind by a speeding Perodua MyVi when attempting to change to the fast lane.
“The driver then lost control of his Pajero before swerving to the left lane and crashing into another MyVi.
“The victims’ vehicle overturned a few times.
“The driver died on the spot while his wife and daughter died at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital during treatment,” he said, adding that the driver of the speeding MyVi escaped uninjured while the other driver suffered a minor injury.
According to several eyewitnesses, a few MyVis were also seen racing on the road before the collision took place.When met at the mortuary, relatives of the family declined to comment on the incident.
The couple left behind two daughters - Nur Firuza Amira, seven, and Nur Firuza Akila, three.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.