KUCHING: A man has survived a horrific accident after crashing into a tree and was left badly injured.
An emergency call was received at 1.07am early morning (December 17) regarding an accident at Jalan Canna Tabuan Jaya, in front of a fast food outlet.
State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) has dispatched a team from Tabuan Jaya Bomba station to the location.
Bomba’s spokesperson said the operations commander on field reported that a compact vehicle has crashed into a tree and there was a victim in the vehicle.
“The team inspected and saw a man in the front passenger seat of the vehicle in a conscious condition.
“However, the victim was badly injured in the crash in his hip area and the legs. The team had to carefully extract the man using a spinal board to avoid further injuries,” it said.
The rescue team was able to carry the man out of the vehicle at 1.25am and then handed over to medical officials to be transported to the hospital for further treatment.
After the situation was deemed safe, the rescue team returned to the station and the operations ended at 1.41am.
