Former MIC veep killed with 3 others in crash
JOHOR BAHRU: Former MIC vice-president Tan Sri S Balakrishnan, together with three other people, were killed in a road crash at Km 33 North South Expressway near Kulai early yesterday.
Besides Balakrishnan, 65, the others killed in the crash were identified as G. Ravi, 55; A. Ragu, 47 and K. Ramachandran, 51. All of them were among seven people travelling in a Toyota Vellfire which was heading from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru.
A passenger, V. Vishnukumar, 44, was injured, while two other men in the vehicle were reported unhurt.
Kulai district police chief Supt Tok Beng Yeow said the crash occurred at about 12.10 am when a lorry skidded and crashed into a road divider before it veered into the opposite lane and crashed into the Toyota Vellfire.
He said a Proton Wira, which was also heading towards Johor Bahru from Kuala Lumpur, then crashed into the Toyota Vellfire, he said in a statement here yesterday.
The impact caused four people in the Toyota Vellfire, including its driver, to suffer serious head and body injuries and all of them died at the scene, he said in a statement here yesterday.
The lorry driver and the driver of the Proton Wira were reported safe and the injured were sent to Kulai Hospital for treatment. - Bernama
Malaysia, Netherlands foreign ministers to discuss MH17
PUTRAJAYA: The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Netherlands will meet here today among others to discuss the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17.
Netherlands Foreign Minister Stef Blok will undertake a oneday working visit to Malaysia tomorrow (March 28) where he is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, said Wisma Putra.
Apart from MH17, both foreign ministers are also expected discuss various issues of mutual interest including the Joint Exploratory Diving Mission, palm oil, Malaysia-European Union (EU) Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), ASEAN and Brexit, it said.