An elderly man was killed and six others suffered minor injuries when a Proton Ertiga and a Honda Civic collided at Jalan Ladang Sindora in Renggam, Kluang.

KLUANG: An elderly man was killed while six others sustained minor injuries in a collision involving a Proton Ertiga multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and a Honda Civic at Jalan Ladang Sindora towards Ulu Belitong, Renggam here this afternoon.

Renggam Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Ramli Said said the department received an emergency call at 3.38 pm and dispatched six firefighters and a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) to the scene.

Firefighters extricated the victims from the MPV, whose driver, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene, he said in a statement today.