IPOH: Two people, including a senior citizen, were injured in the early hours of Wednesday (Dec 31) morning after the car they were travelling in caught fire following a road accident on the North-South Expressway near Gopeng. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting deputy director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the department received a distress call at 5.16am. He said the car caught fire after an accident at KM 292.4 on the northbound lane of the expressway. “The car was about 80% burnt upon arrival, and a 42-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman sustained injuries in the crash,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 31). Shazlean said the male victim suffered lacerations to his arm, while the elderly female victim received injuries to her face.

Source: The Star December 31, 2025 01:23 UTC