Man burns to death as car catches fire at Loke Yew toll plaza


KUALA LUMPUR: The charred remains of a man has been found in the burnt-out wreckage of a car at the Loke Yew toll plaza along the Sungai Besi Highway (Besraya) on Thursday morning.

City Fire and Rescue Department chief operations officer Samsol Maarif Saibani said six firemen arrived at the scene 10 minutes after a distress call was received at about 6.40am.

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