Tanker lorry enters opposite lane, catches fire on Elite Highway

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A tanker lorry carrying a load of palm oil skidded, veered into the opposite lane, and caught fire in a crash involving three cars at KM44.6 of the Elite Highway northbound around noon on Saturday (Oct 12).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Just like a scene from an action movie, a tanker lorry carrying a load of palm oil skidded

00:07veered into the opposite lane and caught fire in a crash involving three cars at kilometre

00:1344.6 of the elite highway northbound around noon on Saturday.

00:18Nilai District Police Chief Superintendent Abdul Malik Hasim said the tanker, driven

00:23by a 53-year-old local man, was en route from Jassin, Malacca to Klang, Selangor.

00:29The driver lost control of the vehicle, colliding with a Proton Saga in the right lane, causing

00:35it to spin and come to a halt in the middle of the highway.

00:38The tanker then hit the guardrail, crossed into the opposite lane and stopped in the

00:43emergency lane while still ablaze.

00:46Debris from the accident scattered across the highway and two vehicles travelling in

00:51the opposite direction were damaged after hitting the debris.

00:55Abdul Malik reported that the Proton Saga driver, a 21-year-old woman, sustained minor

01:02injuries and was taken to Twangku Jafar Hospital in Seremban for treatment.

01:07Others involved in the accident, including the lorry driver, were unharmed.

01:13The case is being investigated under section 43 sub section 1 of the Road Transport Act

01:191987.

01:21Police are appealing to any witnesses or those with information about the incident to contact

01:26the Nilai District Police Control Centre at 067904389 or the Traffic Investigation Officer,

01:34Inspector Mohamed Farid Daniel Azli, at 0129122198.

01:51For more information visit www.fema.gov.au

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