At least 10 people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in the Selangor State of Malaysia late on Friday, the local fire department said.

The accident involved three cars and a trailer lorry, said Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Director Norazam Khamis in a statement, adding that the department received a distress call at 11:42 p.m. (1542 GMT).

"The accident involved 17 victims, 10 of whom were confirmed dead. A man and a woman died, while the other eight victims were children, comprising five boys and three girls," he said.

The rescue team had to use a crane to lift the trailer off the car it crushed to take out the victims.