MUAR: A heart patient was among three people who were injured when the ambulance they were travelling in overturned at Bakri here today after it was hit by a car.
Muar acting police chief Superintendent Shahadan Jaafar, who confirmed the incident, said investigations were being carried out to determine the cause of the accident.In the incident at 9.45am, the ambulance driver and a medical assistant were ferrying the patient, in his 50s, from the Putra Specialist Hospital in Batu Pahat to the Putra Specialist Hospital in Malacca.
The ambulance overturned when its two rear tyres burst after a Toyota Camry car, which was travelling from Muar to Bakri, rammed into it at the Jalan Pintas-Jalan Bakri traffic light junction.
The victims were rescued by Abdullah Sariman, 76, who witnessed the incident, and his son-in-law, Salihin Jaafar, 37, and other road users.
"I heard a loud noise and saw the ambulance overturn, with its siren still blaring."
Abdullah said that he and several people who came to help, had to prise open the door of the ambulance to extricate the victims.
The victims were then rushed to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital here by a Civil Defence Department vehicle. Bernama
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