SEMPORNA: Three people were injured, one critically, after a car skidded off the road and crashed into a metal road barrier at Kampung Bubul Laut, here early Sunday.
The Semporna Fire and Rescue Station received an emergency call through NG999 at 6.53 am. A team of eight personnel, led by Operations Commander PBK II Musliady Masiraji, was despatched to the scene, about 2 km away. They arrived at 6.58 am.
Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed that a car had veered off the road and hit the metal barrier. Three victims were involved. Two suffered minor injuries, while one was in critical condition.
The victims were a 16-year-old boy and a male in his 20s, both with minor injuries, and a 57-year-old woman, who was critically injured.
Firefighters used rescue tools to extricate one trapped victim. All three victims were handed over to Ministry of Health (KKM) personnel and taken to hospital by ambulance for further treatment.
Musliady reported that the operation ended at 7.28 am after a final inspection confirmed there were no remaining hazards at the scene. – James Leong
A fireman checks the car at the crash site in Semporna on Sunday.
