Heartbreak for teacher as brand new Perodua Alza involved in road crash

TAMPIN - A teacher is left feeling devastated after her brand new Perodua Alza was involved in an accident involving four vehicles on Jalan Tampin Gemas at Kilometre 36, Jalan Kampung Sungai Dua here yesterday.

The victim was understood to be a 37-year old woman.

Tampin District Police Chief Superintendant Anuwal Ab Wahab said the crash happened around 5.55pm and involved a Perodua Kancil, Proton Saga, a Hyundai car and the victim's vehicle.

He said initial investigations showed that the Perodua Alza driver was from Gemencheh headed towards the Bukit Jalor Air Kuning Selatan.

"The victim had stopped at the Jalan Kampung Sungai Dua-Air Kuning Selatan junction with a Perodua Kancil behind her to enter the same lane.

"However, a Proton Saga driven by an 18-year old man coming out from the junction from the Air Kuning Selatan direction towards Gemas," he said in a statement on Wednesday.

Anuwal said the Proton Saga crashed into the Hyundai car that was on the main road from the Gemas direction to Tampin.

The incident, he said, caused the Hyundai driver to lose control and crash into the Perodua Alza that was waiting to turn.

He added that the Perodua Kancil driver was injured at the head and received treatment in Tampin Hospital as an outpatient.

He said further investigation will be continued and that the case was being investigated under the Road Traffic Rules 1959 (LN 166/1959).

Meanwhile, pictures of the accident had gone viral on social media platforms and gained multiple reactions from users whom many sympathised with the Perodua Alza owner as she had just received the car two days prior.