Nigerian
woman was killed after the Perodua Myvi car she was in with her sister was
involved in an accident at Km269 of the North-South Expressway (southbound)
this
afternoon, Thursday, June 9th.
In the accident which occured at 3.15pm,the
23-year-old victim, identified as Odongo Regina Ndamai, died at the scene due
to serious injuries.Nilai Fire and Rescue Department Operations chief Bahrin
Ayub Ghazali said initial investigations revealed that the incident occurred
when the car, driven by the victim's elder sister, Regina Ignthia Akiyi, 28,
encountered a tyre problem.
"The
car was initially on the middle lane. As it was heading towards the emergency
lane, the car was rammed from behind by a Proton Exora driven by a man,"
he said.
Bahrin said
due to the impact, the Proton Extra car burst into flames but passersby managed
to rescue the driver.
"It
took us five minutes to put out the fire," he said, adding that the
drivers suffered injuries and were sent to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in
Seremban for treatment.
