Three friends who were on their way home after attending a reunion gathering with classmates died in a tragic accident

Taking illegal U-turn on highway a costly mistake for three friends
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
rashitha@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Three friends who were on their way home after attending a reunion gathering with classmates died in a tragic accident.

The three, who had just sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, were Fong Mun Fai, 18, Liew Yun Fen , 17, and Choong Jin Rong , also 17.

Choong, who was driving a Perodua Kancil in the middle lane, apparently tried to make an illegal U-turn at Km27.3 of the Federal Highway in the 3.30am incident yesterday.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed said the Kancil was rammed by a Proton Waja, which was travelling on the fast lane.

He said Choong and Liew died at the scene while Fong succumbed to injuries at 9am at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).

The Proton Waja’s driver, Sukvinderjit Singh, 27, also suffered serious injuries and has been admitted to the UMMC Intensive Care Unit.

ACP Arjunaidi said Choong was thrown out of the vehicle and died at the scene while Liew was flung out to an adjacent lane and was hit by a lorry.

Initial investigations revealed that the three friends were on their way back to Seri Kembangan, .

The case is being investigated under Section 41A of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.

In an unrelated incident, a police constable suffered a broken leg after he was rammed by a car during crime prevention rounds early yesterday morning.

ACP Arjunaidi said Rustamat Awang, 28, who is attached to the Damansara police station, is currently being treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

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