Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit said the incident involving Nur Zamani Nazery, 28, and Muhammad Haziq, 25, occurred at about 6.45am.

“An initial investigation found that the car, driven by Nur Zamani, was travelling from Melaka town towards Bukit Rambai via Jalan Persisiran Pantai Klebang.

“The vehicle is believed to have skidded, struck a road cone, spun out of control and crashed into a tree on the road divider,” he said in a statement.

Both men sustained severe injuries to the head and body, and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Patit said their bodies were sent to Melaka Hospital for a post-mortem, while the vehicle was taken to Puspakom for a check.

Melaka Tengah fire and rescue station operations commander Zahery Zailani said they received an emergency call at about 6.50am and a team arrived at the scene nine minutes later.

“They found the driver trapped inside the vehicle, while his friend had been thrown out of the car,” he said.