Trader burnt to death in crash

[Sauron]

Monday October 18, 2010

Trader burnt to death in crash

BUTTERWORTH: A 25-year-old businessman burnt to death while another man died instantly after their vehicles collided head-on along Jalan Bagan Lallang here. Lim Kui Tiang burnt to death as he was frantically trying to get out his burning van. Firemen managed to pull out his girlfriend, Loh Gaik Ting, also 25, from the van when they arrived at the scene within minutes of the 6.40am incident.

Fatal accident: Tow truck operators looking at the damaged van.

She is warded at the Seberang Jaya Hospital’s intensive care unit. They were on their way to the Chai Leng Park market to sell household products from their van when the accident happened. The driver of the other vehicle, A. Mohan, 26, died on the spot. According to the couple’s friend Go Eng Huat, 35, Lim and Loh had planned to get married soon, adding that he last saw them on Saturday.

Mohan’s father M. Ashok, 56, told reporters at the hospital mortuary that his son, a factory worker in Prai, had spent RM7,000 to buy tickets for him and his wife to go on a holiday in Beijing. “He had taken leave today so that he could help his wife to clean up their house in Taman Bagan Lallang Jaya for the upcoming Deepavali.

(From left) Lim who was burnt to death, his girlfriend Loh and factory worker Mohan.

“He was a good son who loved his family very much. “He even bought new clothes for the whole family on Friday so that we would look good for the festive season,” he said. Mohan leaves behind a one-year-old son and a wife, who works as a clerk. North Seberang Prai deputy OCPD Supt Sukri Awang when contacted urged witnesses to call the Rakan COP hotline (04-2691999) or any police station to help in investigations. Butterworth Fire and Rescue department operations officer Zulkifli Harun said the fire station received a call at 6.46am and six firemen in an engine rushed to the scene.

 

[Dian Wei]

Afterworld wedding for crash victims


Tuesday October 19, 2010

Afterworld wedding for crash victims

BUTTERWORTH: Their love will continue. A woman who was rescued from a van in a road accident on Sunday here has succumbed to her injuries, and there are plans to bury her next to her boyfriend who died in the same tragedy. Market trader Loh Gaik Ting, 25, died at 2am yesterday at the Seberang Jaya Hospital due to excessive damage to internal organs.

Her boyfriend Lim Kui Tiang, 25, was burnt to death in the accident that occurred along Jalan Bagan Lallang here. Loh’s death brings the number of fatalities to three. The couple were travelling in the van that collided head-on with another vehicle during the 6.40am incident. The driver of the other vehicle, A. Mohan, 26, died on the spot.

Loh’s brother Fook Ngen, 29, said there was a plan for Loh and Lim to be buried here. “I have spoken to Lim’s family and they seemed receptive to the idea. “Since my sister and Lim already had plans to get married next year, we might even consider a wedding for them in the afterworld,” he said at the hospital mortuary here.

Loh’s body will be taken back to her hometown in Kaki Bukit, Perlis, where a three-day wake would be held before the body is brought back here on Oct 20 for burial a day later. On another matter, Fook Ngen appealed to the public to return his sister’s pouch containing her handphone and documents.

“I do not know whether the pouch had been burnt or stolen. I have asked the police but they said they have not seen it. “Without my sister’s identity card, we will face difficulty securing her death certificate and name transfer for her car,” he said. Those who have seen the wallet can contact Fook Ngen at 012-4876987.