KUALA LUMPUR – A senior Malaysian opposition member of parliament was killed Thursday in a road accident, police said.
Karpal Singh, 74, former chairman of the opposition Democratic Action Party, died when his van collided with a lorry before dawn on a highway in the state of Perak, about 155 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, national traffic police chief Fuad Abdul Latiff said.
"We've lost a colleague; an indefatigable fighter for justice; the legendary Karpal Singh!” Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the opposition coalition, said on his Twitter account.
"I heard the news that Karpal Singh died in a road accident," Prime Minister Najib Razak tweeted. "My condolences to the family."
An aide was also killed, while three others in Karpal’s vehicle were injured, Fuad said.