KUALA MUDA: A lorry attendant was killed, while two others sustained injuries after their vehicle skidded and crashed into a signpost at Km 77.6 of the North-South Expressway (Plus) heading south yesterday.
The victim, Mohamad Zulfiqry Zunaidi Abdullah, 20, died on the spot due to severe injuries.
Kuala Muda police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the incident occurred at 5.30pm when the lorry, driven by a 33-year-old man, lost control and veered off to the left side of the road.
"Initial investigations found the lorry was travelling from Pendang towards Sungai Petani when it lost control and struck a signpost on the roadside.
"The impact of the crash caused the attendant, from Senggarang, Johor, seated on the front passenger side, to die at the scene.
"The driver, from Serian, Sarawak, and another 24-year-old attendant from Keningau, Sabah, who suffered head and leg injuries, managed to escape," he said in a statement today.
He said the injured were rushed to Pendang Hospital for further treatment, while the victim's body was sent to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital's Forensic Unit for a post-mortem.
"The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he said.