BUTTERWORTH, Oct 4 (Bernama) — Two people were killed after the car they were travelling in crashed and burst into flames along Jalan Permatang Baru, Sungai Lokan, here early today.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah said firemen found two charred bodies at the scene, but the identities of the victims have yet to be determined.
He said the department received a call at 7.09 am and deployed seven firefighters along with a fire engine from the Butterworth Fire and Rescue Station to the scene.
“The fire involved a Proton Saga BLM, which was about 80 per cent burnt, believed to have been caused by a road accident,” he said when contacted.
He said the bodies had been taken to Kepala Batas Hospital for a post-mortem.
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