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P. Sharmini
New Straits Times
05-08-2004
Man loses his sense of direction and then his life
Byline: P. Sharmini
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*

SEREMBAN, Fri. - At 3.55am this morning, a scene unfolded along the North- South Expressway near here which was like something out of a movie.

Drivers heading to Johor Baru could hardly believe their eyes as a car sped towards them in the wrong direction.
Several motorists sounded their horns to alert the driver, to no avail.

It was all over soon enough for M. Navindran, 23, of Taman Bukit Emas, Tampin, as his Proton Iswara crashed into a lorry about five kilometres into his wild drive.

He died on the spot of head injuries.

The driver of the lorry was ...

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