PUBLISHED ONJune 28, 2025 4:10 AMBYSyarifah NadhirahA young girl was killed after being flung from a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in an accident along KM189.1 of the North-South Expressway in the Malaysian town of Jasin on Friday (June 27).
Iris Sofea Mohamed Siddiq Khan, 13, was one of nine passengers in the MPV that was en route to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur, according to Malaysian publication The Star.
Preliminary investigations revealed the vehicle suffered a burst tyre, reported the publication.
"The 36-year-old driver subsequently lost control of the vehicle, which struck a guardrail along the expressway. The impact of the collision caused the victim to be ejected from the vehicle, landing on the opposite lane, where she was hit by another car," Jasin OCPD Supt Mohamad Rusli Mat was quoted as saying.
Iris died at the scene at 7.54am while her 10-year-old sister suffered serious injuries.
The other passengers, aged between 63 and four years old, sustained minor injuries. Both drivers were unscathed.
In a Facebook post on the same day, Melaka Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem extended his condolences to the families of the deceased.
He shared that he had visited the surviving victims who are being treated at Hospital Jasin.
"The tragedy resulted in the death of the driver’s 13-year-old daughter and serious injuries to his 10-year-old daughter, who is being treated in the red zone of Hospital Melaka," he said.
According to reports, the incident is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
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