Couple And Granddaughter Among 6 Killed In 4 Crashes.

KUANTAN: Six people, including a couple and their 1-year-old granddaughter, were killed in four accidents in Pahang within eight hours on Sunday.
 Wan Hassan Basri, 53, and his wife, Zainab Yatim, 57, of Kampung Charu here, died on the spot when their Proton Iswara crashed into an oncoming car after Wan Hassan tried to overtake a lorry laden with oil palm fruits in Jalan Kuantan-Sungai Lembing, near Felda Bukit Kuin here at 7.50pm.
 Their granddaughter, Nur Ameera Amran, succumbed to her injuries while being treated at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here two hours later. Another two passengers, both unidentified, were seriously injured and were treated at the same hospital. State police administration and traffic enforcement officer Assistant Superintendent Zainalabidin Othman said the incident occurred when the victims were on their way to the town centre.
 He said the lorry driver had also lost control of his vehicle, which landed on its side. Both the drivers of the lorry and the other car suffered minor injuries. In Pekan, Mohd Zulkafli Musa, 46, was killed when his car was involved in an accident with three vehicles at Km68 of Jalan Kuantan-Segamat at 3.40pm. Zainalabidin said Zulkafli lost control of his vehicle before it veered into the opposite lane.
 However, the drivers of the other vehicles suffered minor injuries. In Jalan Ladang Dara Lam Soon nearby, an Orang Asli motorcyclist was killed while his friend was seriously injured when their machine skidded and landed in a ditch. In the 4.50pm incident, Izat Rshid, 26, died on the spot while the pillion rider, in his 20s, was admitted to Hospital Pekan.
 In Bentong, Zainalabidin said a Form Four student was killed while another three people suffered serious injuries when two motorcycles collided at Km2.4 of Jalan Bentong-Karak at 11.45pm. Muhammad Izzarul Mat Isa, 16, of Kampung Bukit Piatu died at Hospital Bentong about 12.30am yesterday.