Three men narrowly escaped death in an accident involving a car and a lorry at Bukit Mertajam on Monday (April 7) morning.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah stated that the incident occurred near the traffic light at the Jalan Kebun Sireh - Jalan Bukit Tengah junction.
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Penang Fire and Rescue Department director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah stated that the incident occurred near the traffic light at the Jalan Kebun Sireh - Jalan Bukit Tengah junction.
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00:00Three men narrowly escaped death in an accident involving a car and a lorry in Bukit Mertajam
00:07Monday morning.
00:08According to Penang Fire and Rescue Department Director Mohamad Shoki Hamza, the incident
00:14occurred near a traffic light at the Jalan Kebun Sire, Jalan Bukit Tengah Junction.
00:20The crash involved a lorry carrying wooden pallets and a luxury car.
00:24The lorry driver and his co-driver were trapped, while the 43-year-old car driver was taken
00:29to the hospital before fire personnel arrived at the scene.
00:33Mohamad Shoki confirmed that both the 74-year-old lorry driver and his 18-year-old co-driver
00:39were successfully extricated by rescuers, sustaining only minor injuries.
00:45The victims received treatment from the Bukit Mertajam First Aid Association, and the operation
00:50concluded around noon.
00:52Last year, 21-year-old Lizi Ru was killed at the same location after a container being
00:57transported on a trailer lorry toppled and crushed her car, resulting in her death on the spot.