2 women rescued after car plunges into monsoon drain

 

Passers-by going to the rescue of a woman whose car went into a monsoon drain in Kota Tinggi.

JOHOR BAHRU: Two women were almost swept away by raging waters after their car skidded and plunged into a monsoon drain near Kota Tinggi this morning.

The friends, aged 37 and 43, were rescued by members of the public in the nick of time, Kota Tinggi police chief Hussin Zamora said.

A 14 second-video clip on the ‘Orang Kota-Tinggi’ Facebook page went viral today, showing a car battered by strong currents in a large drain, and a man jumping in to rescue a woman hanging on to the car.

Hussin said the Perodua Myvi was swept away by the strong current.

The driver was unhurt while the passenger sustained minor injuries and received outpatient treatment, he said. - FMT