JOHOR BAHRU: Two teenagers were killed and two others injured when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a road divider.
The car then plunged into a large drain at Km14.3 of the Sultan Iskandar Highway here this morning.
Johor Bahru Utara district police chief Rupiah Abd Wahid said that the 2am crash resulted in the death of the driver and a front passenger, both 18, at the scene.
He said the two rear passengers, a 16-year-old male who suffered injuries to the right thigh, and a 15-year-old female who suffered injuries to the head and body, were taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital here for treatment.
Larkin fire and rescue station operations commander Azmi Johar said they received an emergency call about the accident and sent two fire engines, three Rapid Intervention Motorcycle units and 11 firefighters to the scene.