Three others were seriously injured.

The driver, a man in his 20s, is being sought by police.

Depty Supt S Markandran of KL traffic police urged members of the public with information on the car as well as witnesses to the incident to come forward and assist police with investigations.

“Those who have information on the car owner are urged to come to the nearest police station or contact the traffic operations room at 03-2071 9999,” he said.

NST Online reported that police found the black BMW, which had been left abandoned near the Lekas Expressway, at about 1pm today. A search had been carried out based on a registration plate which was found at the scene of the accident.

Markandran was quoted as saying that the car’s records showed that it belongs to a 50-year-old woman who hails from Penang.

He said Penang police had met the car owner. “The woman told us that the car was driven by her son who stays in Kuala Lumpur. However, the family refused to give full cooperation to the police to get more details on her son,” he is reported to have said at a press conference today.

Police have named the three victims as Saravanan Krishnan, 45; Kannan Chinnakanoo, 51; and Papa Sinnah, 53. Those injured were Mageswaran Palanisamy, 40, and Darrshen Devara, 18. Another injured woman has not been identified.

A black BMW car crashed into them near Sri Petaling here this morning. Police said the driver sped off after the accident.