PAPAR: A couple and their young son, were injured after a Perodua Myvi skidded and crashed into a road barrier at Kampung Padawan here on Sunday.
District Fire and Rescue Station Chief Rony Sikawan confirmed the incident, saying the victims, a man and a woman in their 30s, were found injured inside the vehicle.
He said the station received an emergency call through NG999 at 4.06pm and dispatched eight firefighters and a fire engine, which arrived at the scene at 4.28pm after travelling about 30km.
“Upon arrival, the Fire and Rescue team found a road accident involving a Perodua Myvi that had skidded and crashed into a road barrier,” he said.
The team extricated the victims from the vehicle before they were taken to Papar Hospital for further treatment.
According to a reliable source, the driver, identified as Jaludin Kadir, a Beaufort parliamentary liaison officer, was travelling with his wife and son from Beaufort to Kota Kinabalu when the accident occurred at about 5pm.
The vehicle reportedly skidded on the slippery road amid rain, leaving Jaludin with a shoulder injury, his wife with a back injury and their son also injured.
All three were reported to be in stable condition at Papar Hospital.
