Man dies after car crashes into divider on NSE near Juru

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A man was killed after the car he was driving skidded and crashed into a road divider at KM141 of the North-South Expressway (NSE), near Juru here, early Thursday (Feb 29) morning.

The victim, identified as R.Aravin, 26, died at the scene due to severe injuries.

A spokesman for the Penang Fire and Rescue Department said the State Operations Centre (PGO) received an emergency call at 3.43am before a team was dispatched to the scene.

"The crash caused the car to be badly damaged and the victim was pinned in the driver’s seat.

"The firefighters used special rescue tools to extricate the victim,” he said in a statement Thursday.

The victim’s body had been sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital for a post mortem. - Bernama