JOHOR BARU: Two people were killed and three others injured after a Mercedes-Benz overturned and caught fire near a golf club in Permas Jaya early today.
The 4.35am crash along Jalan Bakar Batu towards Permas Jaya involved five people, with two victims burnt beyond recognition.
Johor Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Razali Hussein said firefighters arrived at the scene at 4.43am to find the vehicle engulfed in flames, with about 90 per cent of the car destroyed.
Three occupants managed to escape before firefighters arrived.
One of the injured, a 23-year-old man, suffered burns to his hands and legs and was sent to Sultan Ismail Hospital. Another injured victim was taken to the hospital by members of the public.
One other person escaped unharmed, while the identities of the two dead have yet to be established.
The bodies were handed over to the police, and the operation ended at 6.47am.