KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — A car veered off the road and slammed into a monorail pillar along Jalan Hang Tuah early this morning, killing the 28-year-old driver.

According to Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, the fatal collision occurred at roughly 3.30am, as reported by The Star.

The impact trapped the man inside the wrecked vehicle.

Mohd Zamzuri said rescuers managed to extricate him from the vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene due to severe head injuries.

Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances that led to the crash under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, he added.