Three injured in crash involving ambulance

30 Mar 2023 11:51pm
Pix from PDRM
Pix from PDRM
GUA MUSANG - A doctor and a nurse were among three people injured after the ambulance they were in crashed at KM15.5 of Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai here today.

Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said they were travelling from Hospital Kuala Krai to Hospital Gua Musang after sending a patient when the accident happened at 3.40 pm.

"When going round a bend, the ambulance driver tried to avoid a Mitsubishi Triton four-wheel drive which entered its lane. The ambulance went out of control, hit an electric pole and crashed into a drain,” he said in a statement here.

He said the ambulance driver, Anuar Shamsudin, 39, of the Civil Defence Force, suffered serious head injuries.

The doctor, Al-Farouq Azmi Nazmi, 28, suffered facial injuries and broke his left hand and fingers, while the nurse, Nur Hafini Hanis Hasbullah, 36, sustained light injuries.
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Sik said police were looking for the Mitsubishi Triton driver, and he urged anyone with information on the accident to contact investigating officer Insp Muhamad Rahmad Zakaria at 019-4742270. -BERNAMA