8 female factory workers die along North-South Expressway
Six of the victims were confirmed dead at the scene while two more died on the way to Seberang Jaya Hospital. - Pix courtesy of Fire
Eight female factory workers perished in an accident involving two buses and a factory van at Km147, North-South Expressway near Juru toll plaza here this morning.
Seberang Perai Tengah District Police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said one of the vehicles was believed to have skidded in the 6 am incident in front of Malaysia-Japan Technical Institute.
"Six of the victims were confirmed dead at the scene while two more died on the way to Seberang Jaya Hospital.
"Their identities are being ascertained,” he said here today.
Photo at the accident scene courtesy of Fire & Rescue Department.
Photo at the accident scene courtesy of Fire & Rescue Department.
Photo at the accident scene courtesy of Fire & Rescue Department.
He said 32 others were injured and sent to Seberang Jaya Hospital and Sungai Bakap Hospital for treatment.
-- BERNAMA
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