KUANTAN: Another Bangladeshi oil palm plantation worker has been reported dead after the lorry he was travelling in skidded off the road in a crash along Jalan Selancar-Redong near Kampung Perwira Jaya, Rompin, on Saturday (Jan 17). Rompin District Police chief Supt Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi said the man was identified as Mohamad Askar, 41, at 4.15pm today at Segamat Hospital, Johor. His death brought the total number of fatalities from the crash to three. Urine screening tests on the 45-year-old Bangladeshi driver were negative for drugs. The crash is believed to have occurred when the lorry driver, who was ferrying the three passengers, attempted to overtake a car but lost control, causing the lorry skid to the left side of the road and overturn.

Source: The Star January 18, 2026 14:45 UTC