A 57-year-old Singaporean man, Megat Omar Ismail, was killed in a fatal accident in Johor on 7 March, involving the van that he was in and another lorry.
Another man, a 60-year-old Malaysian, suffered severe injuries and is in the hospital, while the 46-year-old driver of the lorry survived with no injuries.
According to media reports in Johor, the Nissan van had crashed into the 10-tonne lorry along a road in Mersing, Johor Bahru.
The Singaporean man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to The Straits Times.
The Johor Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement on Facebook that they received an emergency alert yesterday morning at about 11.53 am about the accident.
Officers arrived at the accident site and found two victims trapped inside a Nissan van.
They managed to free both victims from the van using special rescue equipment, but the Singaporean man, unfortunately, died at the scene.
The deceased’s body has since been received by the Royal Malaysian Police for further investigations, while the other 60-year-old victim was sent to Mersing Hospital for treatment for his severe injuries.
About 9 rescue officers, a fire rescue truck and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) van were dispatched to the accident scene, with rescue operations concluding at about 12.55 pm.