KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 -- A married couple narrowly escaped death after their car caught fire following a collision with another vehicle at kilometre (KM) 264.6 northbound on the North-South Expressway (PLUS), just after the Ipoh toll plaza, on Thursday morning.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) acting deputy director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said emergency services received a call about the vehicle fire at 8.20am, Sinar Harian reported today.

He said a team from the Meru Raya Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched and arrived at the scene eight minutes later.

"Upon arrival, we found a car almost 80 per cent on fire after being involved in a collision with another vehicle. There were two victims, a married couple aged a...