KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 -- Six members of a family, including a baby, were found dead in the back seat of their Proton Iswara that had sunk to the bottom of Sungai Korok near Jitra, Kedah.

The car was discovered this morning fully submerged about one metre from the riverbank in waters estimated to be six metres deep and 7.6 metres wide.

According to Kedah Zone 1 Fire and Rescue Department head Senior Fire Superintendent Ahmad Aminuddin Abd Rahim, the two parents and their four children were located on the left side of the back seat, suggesting they had tried but failed to escape the vehicle.

"They were likely trying to get out, but didn't make it," he was quoted as saying in a Sinar Harian report.

The deceased were identified as Muhammad...