Woman feared drowned after car rolls into river in Bera
BERA: A woman is feared drowned after the car she was in rolled down the riverbank into Sungai Triang near Bandar Baru Bera today.
The Perodua Bezza, with the 31-year-old woman still in it, plunged into the river at about 1.50pm.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said the Triang fire station was alerted to the incident around 1.58pm.
Six firemen were dispatched to the scene.
"Five divers from the Bukit Angin Water Rescue Unit in Temerloh are also assisting in the search for the victim. The Bezza remains submerged in the river.
"Checks revealed that the woman and her child were inside the car while her husband was fishing nearby," he said.
It is understood that as the car began to roll toward the river, the husband managed to rescue their child but the woman, who attempted to escape the vehicle, was swept away by strong currents when the car entered the water.
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