Man hurt after car lands in ditch on Karak Highway


PETALING JAYA: A 32-year-old man suffered a fracture to his left arm after his car overturned at KM24.3 of the Kuala Lumpur-bound Karak Highway on Sunday (Oct 25).

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the department received an emergency call at 2.46pm.

A team from the Selayang Fire and Rescue Station, assisted by members of the Gombak Volunteer Fire Brigade, arrived at the scene at 3.23pm.

“The victim had been removed from the vehicle, which had landed in a ditch, by members of the public before firefighters arrived.

“He sustained a fracture to his left arm and was handed over to Health Ministry personnel for further treatment,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

The situation was brought under control at 3.26pm, with nine firefighters deployed to the scene.

 

 

 

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