Pahang Fire and Rescue Department picture.
KUANTAN: Five members of a family were killed in a two-vehicle collision on Jalan Jerantut Feri, Jerantut, around midnight on Friday (June 6).
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Razam Taja Rahim said the incident occurred around midnight, involved a car and a MPV.
He said three men and two women, aged between 17 and 26, who were travelling in the car, died at the scene. Two of the victims were trapped inside the vehicle, while the other three were thrown out due to the impact.
"The victims in the MPV comprised two men and one woman, all of whom sustained injuries,” he said in a statement today.
He added that initial investigations revealed the MPV was travelling from Pulau Tawar to Jerantut, while the car was on its way from Bota, Perak, to Jerantut.
Mohd Razam said firefighters used rescue equipment to extricate the trapped victims, and all five deceased were handed over to the police for further action.
He added that the three injured victims were transported to a nearby hospital by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) ambulance.- Bernama
