Singaporean man injured in fatal KL car crash

The victims – a 22-year-old Malaysian man and his 21-year-old passenger – were trapped in the burning vehicle. They were both university students.

The Singaporean man, who was in the back seat of the BMW, escaped the blaze with minor injuries to his limbs, NST reported. He was taken to a Kuala Lumpur hospital for treatment.

The KL Metropolitan Fire Department later put out the blaze, it said in a Facebook post at about 8.40am. The cause of the fire is under investigation, it added.

KL Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department chief Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, speaking to Malaysian media outlets, said the driver was speeding before the crash.

He added that Malaysian police are getting CCTV footage from the area as well as the survivor’s statement. The identities of the two victims will be verified through DNA analysis, he said.