Crash kills silat masters

From TheStar:-

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ALOR SETAR: Five silat masters were killed and four musicians injured after the van that they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a tree at Jalan Titi Haji Idris, about 15km from here.

The group, who were members of the Persatuan Persilatan dan Pergendangan Silat Kedah, was returning home to Pendang after performing silat at a wedding in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, on Sunday, when the accident occurred at about 3.30am yesterday.

Three silat masters died on the spot while two others died at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital.

 

Association president Haris Fazilah Ismail said 14 people including the five silat masters, exponents and musicians attended the wedding. He said Roshidi lost control of the van after trying to avoid an animal.

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