Death trap Curious onlookers gathering to look at the vehicle that burst into flames killing Ong and two of his children soon after the accident near Parit Bunga off Tangkak in Johor late on Saturday night. A third son died at the hospital later Monday December 28, 2009
Man and two sons die in burning van after crash
TANGKAK: A church worker and his two sons were burnt to death after their van crashed into another vehicle and burst into flames late Saturday.
Another son died hours later at the hospital.
Ong Duu Siong, 46, and sons Zhen Suai, seven, and Zhen Zhee, four, died on the spot while another son Zhen Jie, three, died at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar.
Ong’s wife Tan Yee King and their one-year-old son Zhen Li were also rushed to the hospital where they are receiving treatment.
Ledang police chief Supt Harun Idris said the accident occurred at 11.30pm when the family was near Parit Bunga.
Ong, who worked with the Calvary Church in Muar, was driving behind a Singapore-registered car when the car suddenly turned into a house.
A car coming from the opposite direction swerved to avoid crashing into the Singapore-registered car and rammed instead into Ong’s van, he said.
The van skidded and burst into flames.
Ong was partly burnt but his sons were charred beyond recognition. He said their identification documents were also burnt.
Although Tan had no external injuries, she was traumatised, he said, adding that the police had detained the driver of the Singapore-registered car.
Meanwhile, relatives who gathered at the hospital asked reporters not to interview Tan as she was not well and needed emergency treatment.
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