BALAKONG, 2 May - Three local men died after the car they were in skidded and crashed into the road divider on the northbound Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway early this morning.

The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) received an emergency call at 5:57 am and a team of 10 personnel with two vehicles was rushed to the location.

Upon arrival at the scene at 6:07 am, the team found a car that had skidded, and all the victims were trapped inside the vehicle.

The operation to extricate the victims took almost an hour before all three were confirmed dead by personnel from the Ministry of Health at the scene.