TEMERLOH: Two people were burnt to death after the pickup vehicle they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a container lorry at Km108 of the East Coast Expressway near Mentakab here today.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said the Mentakab fire station was alerted about the accident at 5.24am.
"The accident involved a Ford Ranger pickup truck and a container lorry. Two people inside the pickup were pinned to their vehicle and killed in the fire while their identities have yet to be ascertained.
"Firemen doused the fire and brought out the remains using rescue tools before handing it to the police. The container lorry driver who was transporting car spare parts escaped unhurt," he said in a statement.
Zulfadli said a water tanker from the Bukit Angin fire and rescue station in Temerloh was also deployed to assist at the scene.