Dad, daughter die after 4WD plunges into ravine in Segamat
Bandar Baru Segamat fire and rescue station operations commander Zainal Abidin Che Deraman said an emergency call about the incident was received at 6.47pm yesterday. (JBPM pics)
PETALING JAYA : A father and his nine-year-old daughter were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in with four other family members skidded and plunged into a ravine in Kampung Kwongsai, along Jalan Segamat-Labis in Johor yesterday.
Bandar Baru Segamat fire and rescue station operations commander Zainal Abidin Che Deraman identified the deceased as Fitri Said, 39, and Nurin Insyirah.
The four others were Fitri's wife Nurain Farhana Johari, 32, and their three children, Zikri, 11, Nur Hisna, four, and Nur Atiya, two.
Zainal said the station received an emergency call about the incident at 6.47pm.
'A fire rescue tender with seven personnel was dispatched to the scene about 9km from the station,' Bernama reported him as saying today.
Zainal said upon arrival, the team discovered a Toyota Hilux at the bottom of the ravine with two victims trapped beneath it.
'The team used special equipment, including a hydraulic ramp, to stabilise the vehicle and extricate the victims,' he said.
The four other victims managed to free themselves and were sent to a hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were handed over to the police for further action.
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