A 16-year-old teenager was killed and five others injured after the car they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a tree near a surau in Kampung Jalan Baru, Simpang Lima, Batu Pahat, on Friday night.
Batu Pahat Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Zulmazi Ariffin said the department received an emergency call at 10.16pm and dispatched 13 firefighters to the scene.
Two Emergency Medical Rescue Services units and a Fire Rescue Tender were also deployed.
Upon arrival, rescuers found that a Proton Wira carrying six people had skidded off course and crashed into a tree.
“The victims comprised two adult men, two adult women and two boys. One of the victims, identified as Putera Muhaimin Qudrat Mohd Noor Wandi, 16, was pronounced dead at the scene,” Zulmazi said in a statement on Saturday.
The five injured victims were identified as Puteri Nur Fairuza Balqis Mohd Noor Wandi, 15; Nor Azlan Shaharudin, 27; Putera Khairunas Mohd Noor Wandi, 11; Putera Aidin Firdaus Mohd Noor Wandi, three; and Rahmah A Rahim, 26.
All five were taken to hospital for treatment.
