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KUANTAN - Six men were killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a one-tonne lorry on Jalan Karak Lama heading towards Temerloh, near Klinik Desa Jambu Rias in Bentong early this morning.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Mohd Salahuddin Isa said the department received an emergency call about the accident at 4.24 am, following which a team from the Karak Fire and Rescue station was dispatched to the scene.
"The six men travelling in the Toyota Vios were found trapped inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene by Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel,” he said in a statement today.
He said the one-tonne lorry driver sustained injuries and was taken to hospital by an MOH ambulance for treatment.
"The bodies of the six victims were later handed over to the police for further action, while the injured victim was placed in the care of the MOH,” he said. - BERNAMA
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