Fatal LPT1 accident: Four dead in 11-vehicle crash near Kuantan

Damaged vehicles are seen at the site of a deadly pile-up at KM110 of the East Coast Expressway 1 (LPT1). — Social media pic

Summary

Four individuals, including a man, a woman, and a boy in one car, and another man in a separate vehicle, were tragically killed in an 11-vehicle accident on the East Coast Expressway 1 near Kuantan.
The Pahang Fire and Rescue Department received the emergency call at 10:44 pm and managed to extricate all victims who were subsequently declared dead by Health Ministry personnel.
Although the collision involved a bus, all 30 passengers on board were unharmed.

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First Published: Tuesday, 01 Sep 2026 9:28 AM MYT

KUANTAN, Sept 1 — Four people were killed in an accident involving 11 vehicles at KM110 of the East Coast Expressway 1 (LPT1) from Lanchang towards Kuantan yesterday.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Mohd Salahuddin Isa said the department received an emergency call at 10.44 pm.

He said those killed were trapped in two vehicles. They comprised a man, a woman and a boy in one car and another male in a separate vehicle.

Firemen helped extricate all the victims before they were pronounced dead by Health Ministry personnel.

He said the crash also involved a bus, but all 30 passengers escaped unharmed. — Bernama

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