Man dives into lake to save car crash victims


The now-submerged car the victims were in.

BATU PAHAT: A man risked his own life when he dived into a lake at Jalan Bukit Pasir here to save the lives of three people who were in a car which skidded and plunged into the water here.

Suzaini Mohd Sadali, 43, a factory supervisor, said he was driving around the area known as Tasik Merdeka when he saw the car skid and ended up in the lake, which was once a bauxite mine.

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