Perak fire and rescue department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the operations centre received an emergency call about the accident at 7.46am.

He said a team of officers and personnel from the Bidor fire and rescue station was dispatched to the scene and arrived at 7.57am.

“The operations commander reported that the accident involved a sand-laden trailer, which crashed into the rear of a cotton-loaded trailer. The male driver of the sand-laden trailer, believed to be in his 40s, was found trapped inside the burnt-out vehicle.

“Meanwhile, another victim, the driver’s son, in his 20s, was also found burned to death, and the body was removed by the rescue team,” he said in a statement.

He added that the remains of both victims had been handed over to the police for further action.