Woman dies after hatchback veers into ditch in Miri

“MIRI, May 22 — A 22-year-old woman died in an accident near Kampung Angus, Jalan Persisiran Pantai Bekenu here after the car she was driving went out of control and plunged into a ditch. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations control centre said a call on the single-vehicle crash was received at 1.21am. A team of firefighters from Batu Niah fire station was deployed to the location about 35km away. Operation commander senior fire officer I Mohd Khaider Musa reported that when the team arrived at the scene around an hour later, they found the hatchback in a ditch and the female driver trapped inside. “The victim was brought out from the vehicle using a stretcher and moved to a safe area. At the time, the victim as unconscious. “It was later that medical personnel from the Ministry of Health confirmed that she had passed away,” Bomba said in a statement. After handing over the body to medical personnel and ensuring that the area was secure, the team ended the operation at 2.52am. — The Borneo Post

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