Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department acting director Rozihan Anwar Mamat said they received an emergency call regarding the incident at 8.28am.

“A nine-man team from the Seputeh fire and rescue station was dispatched to the scene, together with a fire rescue truck and an emergency medical rescue service van.

“Upon arrival, we found a Toyota Vios car on fire, believed to be due to the impact of the crash,” he said in a statement today.

He added that the injured man was sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre while the driver’s body was handed over to the police.

It was learnt that passing motorists stopped and helped to pull out both men from the car before it was engulfed in flames. The two men are believed to be related.

A spokesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority, when contacted by Bernama, said the accident caused a traffic snarl on the expressway.