KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- A man was killed while his wife and four children were injured after their vehicle plunged into a ravine at Batu 21, Jalan Tapah heading towards Cameron Highlands yesterday.

The Tapah Fire and Rescue Station received a distress call at 8.43pm regarding the incident, which involved a Perodua Aruz sport utility vehicle.

According to Sinar Harian, the family of six was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Cameron Highlands to attend a relative's funeral when the crash occurred.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the SUV skidded before falling into a three‑metre‑deep ravine and landing in a shallow river.

"Firefighters arriving at the scene found the veh...