Machang police chief Ahmad Shafiki Hussin said Fahmey Darus, 39, was seated in the front passenger’s seat of the Hicom Handalan truck, travelling from Tanah Merah to Kem Desa Pahlawan where he was stationed.

“When they reached the location of the crash, a driver heading from Kota Bharu to Kuala Krai in his Wira attempted to overtake the car in front of him.

“He entered the opposing lane, on which the armed forces truck had the right of way. The truck was unable to avoid the car and crashed into it,” Kosmo reported him as saying today.

Fahmey died at the scene. Three other armed forces personnel in the incident sustained minor injuries, while the driver of the Wira was seriously injured.

Fahmey’s body was sent to Machang Hospital for a post-mortem, while the injured were treated at the same hospital.

Shafiki said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.