Two women killed, three injured in car-lorry crash on North-South Expressway
A team of seven personnel from the Bukit Gambir Fire and Rescue Department was deployed to the scene after they received a distress call over the accident at 6.41pm.
Its operation commander, Assistant Fire Superintendent Johar Tummin, said that upon arrival, the team a Toyota Vios had collided with a container lorry, and one occupant in the car was trapped.
Rescuers used special tools to extricate the victim from the wreckage.
"Two women in the car were pronounced dead at the scene, while three others in the car suffered various injuries.
"One of them was pinned in the wreckage and had to be freed using hydraulic equipment," he said in a statement today.
All injured victims were taken to hospital, while the remains of the deceased were handed over to the police for further action.
The lorry driver escaped unharmed.
The operation concluded at 8.20pm.
Meanwhile, district police chief Superintendent Roslan Talib confirmed the fatal crash, stating that the Vios driver is believed to have crashed into the lorry, which was parked by the roadside.
He has yet to provide further details on the accident, citing ongoing investigations.
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