KUALA LUMPUR: A man was killed while another injured when the car they were travelling in got engulfed in flames following an accident at KM14.9 of the New Pantai Expressway this morning (Oct 19).
A team of nine from the Seputeh Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving an alert at 8.28am.
Seputeh Fire and Rescue Station senior operations commander senior officer II Sohirol Rizal Madon said that upon arrival, the team found that the fire, involving a Toyota Altis carrying two men, was caused by a road accident.
"One of the men died at the scene, and his remains have been handed over to the police.
"The other man, who sustained minor injuries, was rushed to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for treatment," he said in a statement.
Sohirol Rizal added that the car was completely destroyed by the fire, and the operation concluded at 9.40am.