
Shah Alam District Police chief ACP Shafien Mamat said the body, whose identity was unknown, was found in the driver’s seat of the car bearing registration number AJP9, at 5am.
“When the police and the fire squad arrived at the scene, the car was totally burnt.
“The victim was believed to have driven the car from Kota Kemuning before it skidded and crashed into a tree in the middle of the roundabout,” Shafien said in a statement.
Following the collision, he said the tree fell on the car, causing the driver to be trapped inside, while the car caught fire.
The body was taken to Shah Alam Hospital for a post-mortem.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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