IPOH: The delay in an ambulance reaching the scene of a fatal accident in Jelapang was due to incorrect location details provided during the initial emergency call, says the Perak Health Department.
In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the department said the accident was initially reported in a residential area near Puncak Jelapang, about eight kilometres from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) here.
However, when the ambulance reached the reported location, no accident was found. A follow-up call with the caller later confirmed that the actual scene was along the Ipoh–Lumut Highway heading towards Jelapang.
The department said the Medical Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) received the emergency call at 3.05pm, and an ambulance was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures.
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The ambulance arrived at the actual location at 3.55pm, where medical officers assessed a 33-year-old woman and a three-year-old child.
"The woman sustained serious injuries, while the child was found unconscious and was given immediate resuscitation at the scene," it said.
"Both were taken to the Emergency and Trauma Department of HRPB, with continuous resuscitation provided to the child during the journey," the post added.
Earlier reports stated that the three-year-old girl died after the car driven by her mother collided with a police patrol car at 3.35pm on Feb 10.
Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said two police personnel, aged 42 and 48, were also injured, suffering leg injuries, a fractured left shoulder and an eyelid wound.
Initial investigations found that the Honda Civic police patrol car was travelling from Lumut to Jelapang when the Perodua Kelisa driven by the woman, travelling in the opposite direction, is believed to have suddenly lost control and veered into the police vehicle's lane. – Bernama
