Man killed after being hit by garbage truck
JOHOR BAHRU: A man was killed and three people injured when the car they were travelling in was hit by a garbage truck at Km 5 of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang yesterday.
In the 11 am incident, Mohamad Azmi Hassan, 27, from Taman Mewah Indah in Klang, Selangor, died at the scene due to serious injuries.
Kota Tinggi district police chief Supt Ashmon Bajah said the accident was believed to have occurred when the truck driver had lost control over the vehicle before it crashed into the oncoming car.
The three injured victims were taken to the Kota Tinggi Hospital for further treatment while the drivers of the truck and a vegetableladen lorry which had also involved in the accident escaped injuries, he said when contacted here.