SHAH ALAM, Aug 23 — Three people died and three others were injured after the car they were travelling in skidded into a ditch on Jalan Sultan Sulaiman Shah in Banting early today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of Operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received a call at 3.56am regarding the accident involving six men, all locals.
Following that, a team from the Banting Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) was dispatched to the scene, arriving nine minutes later.
"There were six victims trapped in the car, and they were removed from the wreckage between 4.20am and 5.15am.
“Three of them died, while the other three sustained injuries to the head, body, and legs, and were sent to the Banting Hospital for treatment," he said in a statement.