Kota Kinabalu: A 25-year-old accountant narrowly escaped serious injuries when her Axia plunged into a monsoon drain near Kendara Court, here, Monday.
The woman was said to be on her way to deliver documents to the Sedia office when the incident happened around 1pm.
She managed to exit the vehicle through the window after the car fell into the drain.
Her father, identified only as Awang from Putatan, expressed relief that his daughter sustained only minor injuries.
“I am thankful that my daughter did not sustain severe injuries,” he said, adding his daughter works as an accountant in Sutera and was doing work duties at the time of the incident.
It is understood that several accidents have been reported at the site over the past years.
Among them is a man and his girlfriend in their 20s who lost their lives in an accident at the same spot about six or seven years ago.
