SIBU: A man, 34, cheated death after his vehicle plunged into a ravine along Jalan Temalat, Song on Monday night (May 12).
A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the man, Albrinz Juki from Kapit suffered minor injuries. The incident occurred at about 10.30pm, and the department dispatched a team from the Song Fire and Rescue Station to the location after receiving a distress call at 10.40 pm.
"The victim managed to get out of the vehicle before the team arrived at the scene," he said in a statement on Tuesday (May 13), adding that the man was handed over to the police to be taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the political secretary to Public Works Minister, Ambrose Abong, said in a statement that a landslide damaged the stretch of road and it was being repaired.
He urged motorists to be careful while travelling through the area. – Bernama
