Kuala Lumpur traffic investigation and enforcement department chief Zamzuri Isa said the incident, which occurred at about 3.01am, involved a grey Honda City hatchback driven by a 29-year-old man, with a 23-year-old woman as a passenger.

He said both victims were believed to have been on their way back to Ampang after attending a dinner event organised by an international banking company.

“Preliminary investigations found that while navigating a bend at the scene, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle before skidding and crashing into a pillar on the left side of the road, causing the car to catch fire,” he said in a statement today.

Zamzuri said firefighters from the Cheras fire and rescue station assisted in extinguishing the blaze and extricating the victims from the vehicle.

“The driver was burnt to death, while the female passenger sustained severe head injuries. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel from Kuala Lumpur Hospital,” he said.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and further investigations are ongoing, including obtaining closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the vicinity of the crash.

“Members of the public or witnesses with any information related to the incident are urged to come forward to assist in the investigation by contacting the Tun H S Lee traffic police station at 03-2071 9999 or any nearby police station,” he said.