Motorist hurt after car hits elephant calf and plunges into ravine


MERSING: A motorist was injured after his car hit an elephant calf and plunged into a 5m-deep ravine at Kampung Pengkalan Bukit Asli on Jalan Felda Nitar here.

Mersing fire station chief Mohd Alias Hussin said they received an emergency call at 2.28am on Wednesday (July 1).

He said nine firemen were dispatched to the scene and arrived at the location, 27km from the station, at 3.03am.

"The victim was travelling toward Feda Nitar in Kahang, Kluang, when he hit an elephant calf before his car plunged into the ravine," Alias said in a statement.

He said the 31-year-old victim was trapped inside the car and extricated by the firemen.

He suffered leg injuries and was sent to Hospital Mersing for treatment, Alias added.

There was no information available on the elephant calf's condition at the time of writing.

 

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