Monday August 22, 2011

Pregnant woman dies in crash

PEKAN: A pregnant woman died from severe head injuries when the car she was travelling in slammed into an electrical pole along the Kuantan-Segamat highway near here.

Her husband, Insp Mohd Nor Idham, 27, who is based at the Kelantan police headquarters in Kota Baru, escaped with light injuries in the 4pm crash on Friday.

Noor Edlina Ahmad Bakhari (pic), 36, who was seven months’ pregnant, died at the scene at Km65 of the highway.

Pekan district police chief Supt Yahaya Othman said the couple was heading to-wards Kluang when the driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the pole.

Nor Idham received outpatient treatment at the Pekan Hospital while Noor Edlina’s body was sent there for a post-mortem.