SIBURAN: Three individuals sustained injuries, including a woman, following a car accident along Jalan Kuching-Siburan early this morning (Feb 18).
The victims, believed to be a couple and their relative, were en route to Serian when their vehicle skidded and crashed into a ditch at approximately 5.17am.
A spokesman for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Siburan station were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call.
Upon arrival, they discovered a Perodua Myvi submerged in the ditch adjacent to the road.
Two of the victims, who sustained head and left shoulder injuries, were rescued from the vehicle by passers-by and they were brought up to the main road.
Meanwhile, the third victim (driver) was still in the ditch with a broken left arm, awaiting rescue.
The team used a stretcher to carry the driver out of the ditch.
All of the injured victims were rushed to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further treatment.
Once the situation was deemed safe, the team ended the rescue operation.
