IPOH: A couple and their baby have escaped unharmed after the car they were travelling in was crushed by a falling tree while passing through the Ipoh-Lumut route near Seri Iskandar on Tuesday (Aug 19) evening.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said they received a distress call at about 6pm and a team of 17 firemen was immediately dispatched to the scene.
"Upon arrival, firefighters found that a large tree had toppled onto a car along the Ipoh-Lumut main road.
"The male driver and a woman in the rear seat were trapped, while their 10-month-old baby had already been rescued by the public," he said in a statement.
He said firemen used specialised equipment, including a chainsaw, to cut through the branches and trunk that had fallen on the car.
They also used a rescue cutter to create space to free the 37-year-old man and his 31-year-old wife.
He added that while both victims were not injured, they were taken to the hospital.
"The couple's baby was handed over to family members present at the scene," he said. – Bernama
