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 Saturday (July 25) morning.
Pahang Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Mohd Salahuddin Isa said the department received an emergency call about the accident at 4.24am, following which a team from the Karak Fire and Rescue station was despatched to the scene.
"The six men travelling in a car were found trapped inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene by Health Ministry personnel," he said in a statement Saturday.
He said the one-tonne lorry driver sustained injuries and was taken to hospital by an 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 Health Ministry," he said. - Bernama
