Car crashes into restaurant, killing woman having breakfast
mukhsein.mukhtar@nst.com.my
SUNGAI PETANI: A breakfast meal for a 55-year-old woman turned out to be her last after a car crashed into a restaurant near Jalan Taman Bersatu here this morning.
The incident, which happened around 9am, claimed the life of Han Chin Ting, a trader from Gelugor, Penang, who was enjoying her meal when a Perodua Alza ploughed into the premises.
Kuala Muda police chief Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the 68-year-old driver of the Perodua Alza was heading towards the three-way junction at Jalan Taman Bersatu when the driver is believed to have suffered a minor stroke.
"This caused the driver to lose control of his Perodua Alza, which then veered off the road and crashed into the restaurant, hitting the victim," he said in a statement today.
The deceased suffered multiple injuries to her arms, legs, face and head, and was confirmed dead at the scene.
The driver sustained chest and leg injuries and is receiving treatment.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving, which carries a jail term of between five and 10 years, a fine of between RM20,000 and RM50,000, and disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence for at least five years, upon conviction.
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