Firemen on the scene follow the crash at Km36 of the Muar-Segamat. - NSTP/AHMAD ISMAIL
Firemen on the scene follow the crash at Km36 of the Muar-Segamat. - NSTP/AHMAD ISMAIL

TANGKAK: Two motorists were killed, while one other suffered injuries in a road accident involving two vehicles at Km36 of the Muar-Segamat road this morning.

Tangkak Fire and Rescue Department operations commander PBK II Johairi Sameon said the department received a distress call about the crash at 7.29am.

Two teams from Tangkak and Bukit Gambir fire and rescue stations were dispatched to the scene.

"The two-vehicle accident involved three victims. Upon arriving at the scene, we found a 64-year-old man and another unidentified male lifeless and trapped in a Suzuki Vitara."

He said paramedics at the scene confirmed both deaths.

"Another person, a 24-year-old in a Mitsubishi Grandis, survived the crash but sustained severe injuries to the head and legs."

Johairi said the deceased and injured victim were sent to Tangkak Hospital for post-mortem and treatment, respectively.