KUANTAN, June 7 — Five members of a family were killed in a two-vehicle collision on Jalan Jerantut Feri, Jerantut, around midnight last night.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Mohd Razam Taja Rahim said the incident, which occurred around midnight, involved a Perodua Bezza and a Toyota Alphard.

He said three men and two women, aged between 17 and 26, who were travelling in the Perodua Bezza, died at the scene. Two of the victims were trapped inside the vehicle, while the other three were thrown out due to the impact.

“The victims in the Toyota Alphard comprised two men and one woman, all of whom sustained injuries,” he said in a statement today.

He added that initial investigations revealed the Toyota Alphard was travelling from Pulau Tawar to Jerantut, while the Perodua Bezza was on its way from Bota, Perak, to Jerantut.

Mohd Razam said firefighters used rescue tool equipment to extricate the trapped victims, and all five deceased were handed over to the police for further action.

He added that the three injured victims were transported to a nearby hospital by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) ambulance. — Bernama