A family of five and a lone driver escaped injury after a large tree fell onto their vehicles near a restaurant in Seremban on Tuesday night.
SEREMBAN: Six people had a lucky escape after a large tree fell and crushed two vehicles on Jalan Seremban-Tampin on Tuesday night.
The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre received an emergency call about the incident at 8.48 pm.
A department spokesperson said a 10-metre-tall tree had fallen onto a Nissan Grand Livina carrying a family of five, aged between 12 and 47, and a Proton Saga driven by a 38-year-old man who was passing through the area.
“All victims managed to exit their vehicles safely on their own before the Operations Team (PKO) arrived,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson added that tree-cutting works were being carried out by the team, which involved seven personnel supported by a Fire Rescue Tender and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services unit.
