KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Four people died after their vehicle crashed into the support pillar of an overhead bridge in Cheras.

Cheen Kam Weng, 40, Kong Kok Leong, 31, Kong Siew Ming, 22, and Rohaya Hamid, 31, were believed to be heading towards Sri Petaling when the accident occurred around 5.30am yesterday.

It is believed that the Proton Saga was speeding before it lost control near Bandar Tasek Selatan, crashed into the pillar and turned turtle on the opposite lane.

A traffic police spokesman said two of the victims died on the spot, while the other two died while being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

In another accident at Batu 7, Jalan Labu near Kampung Tiroi in Seremban, two men died while a woman suffered serious injuries when the Kancil they were travelling in collided with a lorry at 2pm.

A police spokesman said the car was driven by K. Kochunny, 66, from India, while the woman, Patilla Puzhankara Renukadevi, a local, was sitting in the front passenger seat.

"The rear seat passenger, only identified as Ramachandran, also an Indian national in his 20s, died on the spot together with the driver," the spokesman told reporters at the scene.

The lorry driver and attendant, both locals, sustained injuries and were being treated at the Seremban Hospital.

Patilla was also receiving treatment at the same hospital.

The spokesman said the bodies of the two Indian nationals were sent to the Seremban Hospital. -- The Star / Asia News Network