GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 – Two men, believed to be that of a taxi driver and a passenger, were burnt to death in a Proton Persona car that caught fire at KM27 on the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah bridge here today. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the department received the distress call at 8.25am. He said a team of seven firemen in one fire truck rushed to the scene. He said the fire was extinguished at 8.48am.
Meanwhile, the owner of the taxi, A. Gopal Krisnan, said the driver of the car was his son, G. Saravanan, 28, a teacher in Simpang Ampat, who has been driving the taxi in his free time the last two years. Supt Shafee said police are still checking on the identity of the other victim. He urged those who have lodged a missing person report to contact the south Seberang Prai district police headquarters at 04-58582222.
