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Free Malaysia Today
10 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Woman badly injured after falling from 7th floor apartment
Firefighters attending to the woman, who suffered a fractured right thigh and multiple lacerations. (JBPM Facebook pics) IPOH : A woman was seriously injured after falling from the seventh-floor rear balcony of an apartment unit at the Kinta Riverfront Service Suite in Kampung Jawa here this afternoon. Perak fire and rescue department operations division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said an emergency call was received at about 12.20pm, and eight firefighters were dispatched to the scene. The team found that a 20-year-old woman had fallen from the air conditioner compressor area of the rear balcony on the seventh floor to a ledge on the second floor, Bernama quoted him as saying in a statement. He said she suffered a fractured right thigh and multiple lacerations.
New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Man killed in four-vehicle crash
IPOH: A man was killed in a four-vehicle crash in Kampung Merbau Tua, Jalan Baling-Kuala Kangsar, near Kuala Kangsar this afternoon. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the victim had been identified as Megat Muhammad Ikram Megd Adeni, 33, from Kampung Luat, Lenggong. He said the department received a call regarding the crash at 1.32pm firefighters from the Kuala Kangsar fire and rescue station arrived at the crash site seven minutes later. He said the accident involved the Proton Waja driven by Megat Muhammad Ikram, who was travelling from Kuala Kangsar towards Baling, Kedah, which is believed to have collided head-on with a two-tonne Daihatsu lorry. "According to information from the public, the accident also involved two other vehicles, a Honda car and a Toyota Hilux," he said in a statement today. He said the lorry driver and his assistant sustained minor injuries, while the woman driving the Honda car was unharmed. However, the condition of the Toyota Hilux driver, who is believed to have proceeded to the nearest police station after the crash, remains unknown. He said Megat Muhammad Ikram was pronounced dead at the scene, and his body was handed over to the police. Sabarodzi said the injured victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. The operation ended at 2.50pm. – Bernama
Malay Mail
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
Bus slams into tow truck on NSE near Ipoh, driver injured, passengers unhurt
IPOH, June 12 — A double-decker bus driver was injured while nine of his passengers were unhurt when the bus they were in hit the back of a tow truck at Kilometre (KM) 311.4 northbound of the North South Expressway here early this morning. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations division director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said they received a report at 1.28am and dispatched fire engines from Tapah and Gopeng fire and rescue stations to the scene. 'Upon arrival, firefighters discovered that the bus driver was trapped in his seat while all the passengers, including the second driver, were unhurt. 'The driver, 29, suffered injuries to his right leg and was taken to the hospital for further treatment,' he said in a statement today, adding that the tow truck driver and attendant were unhurt. This is the third bus accident reported this week, following the bus crash that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students near Gerik and another between an express bus and a trailer near Maran, Pahang, where no one was hurt. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Free Malaysia Today
Collision with tow truck near Tapah marks 3rd bus crash this week
Firefighters extricating the bus driver from the wreckage of the double-decker bus early this morning. (JBPM pic) PETALING JAYA : A double-decker bus carrying passengers collided into the rear of a tow truck at KM311.4 of the North-South Expressway near Tapah today, marking the third reported incident of a bus crash this week. Perak fire and rescue department assistant operations director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said they received a distress call on the incident at 1.28am. 'The nine passengers were not injured,' Utusan Malaysia reported him as saying. He added that the tow truck driver and his passenger were also uninjured. 'Firefighters successfully extricated the bus driver, who suffered injuries to his right leg,' he said. On Monday, a bus crash on the Gerik-Jeli East West Highway killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris students, triggering reactions nationwide from both the public and government on road safety. The next day, an express bus carrying 28 passengers including 13 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah rammed into the back of a trailer on KM161.6 of the East Coast Expressway. No injuries were reported.
Malay Mail
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
Double-decker bus crashes into tow truck in Tapah, nine passengers unharmed
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Nine passengers escaped unharmed after the double-decker bus they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a tow truck at Kilometre 311.4 of the North-South Expressway northbound, near Tapah, early this morning. Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received an emergency call about the incident at 1.28am, according to a report published in Utusan Malaysia today. 'All nine passengers on the bus did not sustain any injuries. 'The bus driver, who was trapped in his seat, was successfully extricated by firefighters using specialised rescue equipment. He suffered injuries to his right leg,' he said. The injured driver was taken to the nearest hospital for further treatment via ambulance. Meanwhile, the tow truck driver and his assistant were not injured in the incident.
