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Two killed and four injured in boat collision off Mersing

From The Straits Times · () English

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • Two people died and four were injured when two boats carrying six people collided near Mersing’s Customs Jetty on Aug. 31.
  • Fire and rescue personnel handed the injured to Health Ministry staff and the bodies to police.
  • Authorities said the investigation into the collision was continuing.

Two people died and four others were injured after two boats collided in waters near Mersing’s Customs Jetty on the night of Aug. 31.

The Mersing Fire and Rescue Station received an emergency call at 9.04 p.m. Singapore time. Nine personnel, supported by a Fire Rescue Tender and a Fire Response Vehicle, were sent to the scene about 3 kilometers from the station.

Upon arrival, the operation team found that the accident involved two boats carrying a total of six people.

— Mohamed Zainuddin AhmadThe Mersing fire and rescue operations commander described what personnel found at the scene.

When rescuers arrived, they found that the boats had been carrying six people in total. Health Ministry personnel confirmed two deaths at the scene and took charge of the four injured victims for treatment. Police received the bodies for further action.

Mersing police district chief Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani confirmed the incident. Both police and fire officials said the cause of the collision remained under investigation, with further developments to be announced later.

Any statement or further development will be announced later.

— Abdul Razak Abdullah SaniThe Mersing police chief said the investigation was continuing.
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