KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Police have arrested the driver of a Mercedes-Benz following a crash that killed a married couple at Kilometer 3, Bentong–Gombak Road near Kampung Ketari yesterday.

According to BuletinTV3, Deputy Pahang police chief Datuk Azry Akmar Ayob said the 40-year-old man from Kuala Lumpur was detained immediately after the incident, and police are expected to seek a remand order for further investigation. 

Urine tests on the suspect returned negative, while blood samples have been taken for toxicology analysis.

Preliminary investigations revealed the accident occurred around 8.20pm when the Mercedes-Benz, travelling from Bentong towards Kuala Lumpur, entered the right lane on a bend and collided head-on with a Proton Iswara coming from the opposite direction. 

As a result of the collision, the car lost control and rammed into the side of another vehicle coming from the opposite direction.

“Due to the accident, the front and rear passengers of the Proton Iswara were trapped inside the vehicle and died at the scene.

“The driver of the car was also trapped and sustained severe head injuries,”  said Azry.

The victims who died have been identified as Karmilawati Muhamad Yaakob, 51, and her husband Mohammad Nazri Md Salleh, 51, both from Taman Gadong Jaya, Labu, Negeri Sembilan.

The car driver, who is also their son, Lance Corporal Naim Zuhair Mohammad Nazri, 23, is receiving treatment at Sultan Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh.

Naim Zuhair serves as a soldier with the 25th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) in Bentong.

The drivers of the two other vehicles involved did not sustain any injuries.

The bodies of the husband and wife were sent to Bentong Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for negligent driving causing death.