Kuala lumpur: The location where a family of six were found dead after their car veered off the road and plunged into the river has claimed a total of eight lives since 2021.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kubang Pasu district police chief Supt Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahim stated that the figure includes casualties from the latest incident. In December 2021, a four-year-old boy died after the car he was in skidded and plunged into the river. This was followed by another tragic event in December 2022, when a 12-year-old boy was found dead after the car driven by his father veered off and sank into the riverbed.

Mohd Radzi noted that there were no reported accidents in the Sungai Korok area in 2023 and the previous year. However, in May of this year, a car carrying four university students also plunged into the river, but all four victims managed to escape through the right rear window.

He remarked on yesterday’s tragedy, where six family members lost their lives after their car veered off the road and slid into the river. The police chief pointed to factors such as drivers losing control, skidding, or human error as causes of these accidents, resulting in vehicles plunging into the river.

He also mentioned that the public has called for safety barriers to be installed along the high-risk stretches of the road, given the history of drowning and fatal accidents. Additionally, he emphasized the need for enhanced road safety awareness campaigns, particularly for drivers navigating narrow roads near rivers, to prevent further tragedies.