Kulai district police chief Supt Tok Beng Yeow said the boys were found unconscious with minor injuries by highway maintenance workers at about 10.40am today and are being treated at Kulai Hospital.

The crash was believed to have occurred at 11pm yesterday as the family was heading from Muar to Johor Bahru. The car, driven by their father, an engineer, went out of control after its rear left tyre burst.

“The car then skidded and veered to the left of the road before hitting a tree 100m away,” Tok said. “Due to the impact of the crash, both husband and the wife, a hospital counsellor, were trapped in front seats while the kids were flung out,” he said in a statement here today.

The parents died at the scene due to head injuries. Their bodies were taken to the hospital for a post-mortem examination.

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