KOTA KINABALU: A mother and son had a stinky experience when their car plunged into a sewage pond along Taman Kingfisher near here.
The 49-year old man had lost control of the vehicle in which his 79-year-old mother was a passenger in the 8am incident yesterday.
Fortunately, an off-duty fireman who was passing by helped them, assisted by several others.
Lintas Fire Station chief Agustavia Joe Guasi said both victims, who were unhurt, were trapped in the car.
Fire personnel Hasrulnizam Zain held out a long wooden stick for the mother and son to grab.
Agustavia said the woman got out of the car through the back door, while the man escaped via the driver’s seat window, before they got to the side of the pond safely.
She said the Fire Department received the distress call at 8.28am, and a team was quickly despatched.
Agustavia said firemen were on site to monitor the situation and the vehicle was towed away later.
