2 killed, 2 injured as car catches fire after crash

Two people were burnt to death and two others injured when their car caught fire following an accident near the Permas Jaya Golf Club, along the road heading towards Bakar Batu, early today.

Johor Jaya fire and rescue station operations commander Razali Hussein said the department received an emergency call about the incident at about 4.35am.

Firefighters who arrived at the scene found the car, a Mercedes, by the roadside. The car, which was about 90% burnt, was believed to have skidded and overturned.

“Five people were in the car. Two of them were found burnt inside the vehicle, while three others managed to escape from the vehicle before firefighters arrived,” Razali said in a statement today.

Of the three who escaped from the burning vehicle, two were injured and sent to Sultan Ismail Hospital for treatment.