# Lorry hits stalled car on highway, killing driver

> A fatal crash on the North-South Expressway killed one woman and seriously injured two others who stopped to help.
- Title: Lorry hits stalled car on highway, killing driver · Malay Mail
- Summary: A fatal crash on the North-South Expressway killed one woman and seriously injured two others who stopped to help. A woman died and two others were…
- Keywords: nilai, north-south expressway, malaysia, traffic accident, perodua axia, hospital tuanku jaafar, johari yahya, melaka, perak, fatal crash, news, world
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/16/woman-killed-sister-and-motorcyclist-seriously-injured-after-lorry-hits-their-stalled-car-in-nilai/235428
- Published: 2026-09-16T17:15:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nilai, north-south expressway, malaysia, traffic accident, perodua axia, hospital tuanku jaafar, johari yahya, melaka, perak, fatal crash, news, world
## Fatal crash on Malaysian highway
A lorry crashed into a broken-down Perodua Axia on the North-South Expressway near Nilai at 9am, killing the driver and injuring two others.
## Car breaks down in second lane
A 32-year-old woman was driving from Melaka towards Perak when her Perodua Axia broke down and stopped in the second lane from the left.
## Motorcyclist stops to help
A 22-year-old man riding a Honda RS 150 arrived at the scene and tried to help the woman move her stalled vehicle.
## Lorry driver fails to notice
A 24-year-old lorry driver arrived and allegedly failed to see the stopped car and motorcyclist, crashing into both from behind.

> The lorry is believed to have crashed into the rear of the Perodua Axia and the motorcyclist who was providing assistance
## Driver pronounced dead at scene
The Axia driver suffered serious head and body injuries. A medical officer pronounced her dead at the scene.
## Two others critically injured
The passenger, a 39-year-old woman who was the driver's sister, and the motorcyclist were seriously injured and treated in the red zone at Hospital Tuanku Jaafar.
## Police investigating the crash
Nilai district police chief Superintendent Johari Yahya confirmed the accident was reported to the district operations room at 9.01am.
## Key takeaway

A woman died and two others were critically injured when a lorry struck their broken-down car on a Malaysian highway.