GEORGE TOWN: Four people were injured when a BMW collided with an oil tanker on the Penang Bridge.

The accident occurred at Km3.4 of the bridge's mainland-to-island bound carriageway at 12.13am.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director John Sagun Francis said the four occupants of the BMW had been taken to hospital by members of the public before firefighters arrived.

"We received the emergency call at 12.13am and rushed to the scene," he said.