6 men killed in car-lorry accident near Bentong

 The injured lorry driver was sent to hospital by ambulance.

All six in the car were confirmed to have died in the crash near Bentong this morning. (JBPM pic)

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 this morning.

Pahang fire and rescue department assistant director of operations Salahuddin Isa said the department received an emergency call about the accident at 4.24am, following which a team from the Karak station was dispatched to the scene.

“The six men travelling in the Toyota Vios were found trapped inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene by health ministry personnel,” he said in a statement today.

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. - FMT