2 dead, 3 injured in 3-vehicle crash in Kota Tinggi, vehicles burst into flames

A three-car crash along a highway in Kota Tinggi left two people dead and three injured.

According to the New Straits Times (NST), two sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and a car collided on the Senai-Desaru Highway on Oct. 11.

Two of the vehicles, the car and one SUV, collided head-on, and both vehicles burst into flames.

The other SUV crashed into the two burning vehicles after it failed to avoid them, said the fire and rescue station's operations commander, Mohd Hazmi Zulkafli, in a statement.

All four occupants of the second SUV were unharmed.

The two who died were travelling in the car along with two others, NST added.

Meanwhile, the three injured are the male driver of the first SUV and two passengers from the car, NST reported.

Hazmi added that the victims died and sustained injuries due to the collision, not the fire.

Eight firefighters were deployed to the scene at around 11:25am

The five victims involved in the crash were rescued by passing motorists before the team arrived, said Hazmi.

In a video of the aftermath, the victims could be seen laid out on the ground as the fire burned in the background.

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