A 27-year-old man was killed and a 25-year-old man injured in a car crash in Western District this morning.

At about 9am, the 27-year-old was driving a car eastbound on Pok Fu Lam Road. He reportedly lost control at the junction with Bisney Road and rammed into a lamppost.

Firefighters rescued the driver and his passenger who were trapped inside the car. They were sent to Queen Mary Hospital where the driver was certified dead at 9.15am.