MACHANG, Dec. 12 -- The Proton Wira crash that killed a Malaysian soldier yesterdayhappened when the car, attempting to overtake another vehicle, veered into the opposite lane and collided head-on with an army truck, police investigation revealed, Sinar Harian reported.

Machang district police chief Superintendent Ahmad Shafiki Hussin said the collision occurred around 6.35pm along Jalan Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai near Bukit Belah and also left three other soldiers and the Proton Wira driver injured.

He explained that the three-tonne Hicom Handalan truck, operated by the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM), was carrying four personnel returning from Tanah Merah to Kem Desa Pahlawan in Kok Lanas.

"Preliminary investigations found that the Proton Wi...