ALOR GAJAH: A man was killed, while two women, along with a seven-month-old baby girl were injured in a two-car crash at Lebuh AMJ (Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin) - Rembia here yesterday.
Alor Gajah police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the police received information from the public about a collision involving a Perodua Bezza and a Proton Saga at 7.07 pm.
"Preliminary investigations found that the Bezza was heading from Melaka to Alor Gajah while the Saga was heading in the opposite direction when the Bezza entered the opposite lane and collided with the Saga," he said in a statement here last night.
Factory operator Mohammad Ariffin Abdullah Thani, 33, who was driving a Bezza died of severe head injuries while being treated at Alor Gajah Hospital at 9.07 pm, he said.
The Saga's female driver, 30, and her seven-month-old daughter were seriously injured, while another passenger, a woman, 24, sustained injuries in several areas of her body, he said, adding that they were being treated at the Melaka Hospital. -- Bernama