TWO men were killed in a crash involving a car and a trailer at KM20 of the East-West Highway on the Tasik Banding route heading towards Gerik today.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations Division) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a report about the incident at about 5.17pm.

He mentioned that upon the team’s arrival, it discovered that the Proton Wira, in which the two victims were traveling, collided with a trailer carrying sawdust.

The two male victims, in their 30s, were trapped inside the car.

“Firefighters tried to extricate the victims using rescue equipment (hydraulic cutter/spreader), but both victims were confirmed dead at the scene and the bodies were sent to Gerik Hospital,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

The lorry driver and his assistant were unhurt. The operation ended at 7.39pm. – Bernama, December 7, 2023