Kuala lumpur: Kampung Anak Ikan An elderly woman was killed when the van she was in skidded and crashed into a tree in Kampung Anak Ikan here at 1.50 am today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Rozaime Ab Rahman stated that Munah Awang, 76, died while being treated at the Besut Hospital's emergency unit at 4.30 am. The victim was aboard a Toyota Hiace van with 10 other people, aged 12 to 60, on their way from Perak to Kampung Alor Serdang, Setiu.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the van driver, a man, lost control of the van, which was headed from the direction of Kota Bharu, Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu. The vehicle skidded off the road and hit a tree. Several other passengers who sustained minor injuries were also sent to Besut Hospital for treatment.

The case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.