Seven others were injured in the crash that involved a trailer lorry and three cars.

In a statement, the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said they were alerted to the accident just before midnight.

They said a crane had to be used to lift the trailer lorry off one of the cars so that the victims could be taken out.

The car that was crushed by the trailer lorry was carrying 10 people, including eight children.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis told Bernama the accident involved 17 victims, 10 of whom were confirmed dead.

The dead were a man and a woman, while the other eight victims were children, comprising five boys and three girls.

Norazam said those killed were Norul Naziah Buyong, 37, and her eight children, as well as a mechanic, identified as Mohamad Rahimibin Rolex, 27.

The children were 10-month-old Muhammad Raid Fathi Abd Razak; Puteri Nur Ain Syalwana Abd Razak, three; Muhammad Hidayat Hakimie Abd Razak, seven; Muhamad Rolkaizat Rezky Abd Razak, nine; Muhamad Aizat Syazwan Abd Razak, 10; Puteri Hidayah Abd Razak, 12; Razatul Aliah Abd Razak, 16, and Muhamad Razarul Amin Abd Razak, 17.

All the bodies were sent to the Shah Alam Hospital.

“The injured were Norul Naziah’s husband, Abd Razak Majit, 50, and their cousins, Mimie Nafiesa Abdullah, 19; Ihyat Sufi Shokip and Ummi Nasuha Annuwar, both 20,” he added.

He said the trailer lorry driver, identified as Mohd Khairol Kamal Abdullah, 45, and his two sons, Haiqal Haziq, 19,  and Hafiey Hamziey , 14, who were travelling with him, escaped unscathed in the crash.