{
  "id": 2511841,
  "title": "SUV catches fire after hitting car on Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/suv-catches-fire-after-hitting-car-on-setiawangsa-pantai-expressway",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T06:14:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1516496/suv-catches-fire-after-hitting-car-setiawangsa-pantai-expressway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sports utility vehicle (SUV) caught fire and was completely destroyed after colliding with a car on the Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) in Kuala Lumpur today. The incident occurred around 12:37pm, prompting the City Fire and Rescue Department to dispatch firefighters, who found the Renault Captur fully engulfed in flames. Preliminary investigations revealed that the SUV had crashed into the rear of a Honda City before catching fire, with no casualties reported. The fire was extinguished at 1:21pm by nine firefighters from the Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue Station, who were deployed using a Fire Rescue Tender and two Rapid Intervention Motorcycles. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the case has been handed over to both the police and City Hall.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}