Dashcam footage? Police seek witnesses after couple from Cheras die in North-South Highway skid

A husband and wife aged 75 and 70 respectively, died from severe injuries in hospital after the car they were travelling in was forced into a drain on the North-South Expressway on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson on November 7, 2026. Police are seeking a convoy of motorbikers believed to have overtaken the car and then moved into its path. — Picture by Choo Choy May

First Published: Sunday, 08 Nov 2026 8:56 AM MYT

SEREMBAN, Nov 8 — An elderly couple died after the car they were travelling in skidded into a drain at KM242 of the southbound North-South Expressway (PLUS) here this afternoon.

Rembau District Police Chief Supt Ngiam Ooi Ming said the 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, while his 70-year-old wife died while receiving treatment at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital at about 8 pm.

“Preliminary investigations found that the Proton Saga carrying the couple was driven by a 20-year-old man, with another passenger, a 21-year-old woman.

“They were travelling from Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, to Port Dickson.

“On reaching the scene, a group of motorcyclists riding in convoy are believed to have overtaken and suddenly moved into the car’s path, causing it to lose control and skid into a drain on the left side of the highway,” he said in a statement tonight.

Without disclosing the victims’ names in the statement, he said the female passenger was seriously injured and receiving treatment at Rembau Hospital, while the driver was unhurt.

Police are investigating the case under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and would trace the group of motorcyclists believed to have been at the scene.

He also urged members of the public who witnessed the incident or have dashcam footage to contact the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division at the Rembau District Police Headquarters to assist with the investigation. — Bernama