By NIK NAIZI HUSIN 
From TheStar

PEKAN: Five family members were killed in an accident, kilometres away from where a family of six were killed last Monday.

This time, a father, his three children and mother-in-law died when their multi-purpose vehicle collided with a trailer at Km87, Jalan Kuantan-Segamat, at 7.45am yesterday. The dead were identified as Roland Wee Seng Hock, 53, son Joash, 23, daughters Jessin, 18, and Jelyn, 15, and Lim Kim Boon, 79.

Wee’s wife and another two children have been admitted to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan. Pekan deputy OCPD Deputy Superintendent Amran Sidek said the injured were Chew Chin Loi, 54, Jemima, 17, and Josiah, 13. They were from Taman Mas Ria, Muar, Johor.

DSP Amran said the MPV was driven by Wee, a senior assistant in a secondary school in Muar, and that the family were on their way home after visiting family members in Kuantan.  “Initial investigations reveal that the vehicle collided with the oncoming trailer, which was overtaking another vehicle,” he said. “Police believe the 55-year-old trailer driver was driving recklessly.”

DSP Amran said that Wee, Lim, Joash and Jelyn died on the spot while Jessin died while being treated for head injuries at the Muadzam Shah Hospital. The trailer driver had only minor injuries.

Last Monday, Norfaizah Mansor, her four children Norsyahira Atika Saudi, Norsufia Saudi, Norsuhaila Saudi and Mohd Shahrul Amir Saudi, and Norfaizah’s brother Mohd Saiful Anwar Mansor were killed when their car collided with an oncoming trailer. Norfaizah was overtaking another vehicle. Both accidents took place about 10km from each other.