59-year-old woman drowns after falling into drain in Kluang


KLUANG: A 59-year-old woman drowned after falling into a 1m-deep drain along Jalan Setia in Kampung Contoh here Saturday (Jan 2).

Kluang Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Shamsul Amri Mohd Shahab said the department received a distress call at 12.39pm on Saturday and deployed one fire truck with nine personnel to the location.

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