00:00Three men narrowly escaped death in an accident involving a car and a lorry in Bukit Mertajam
00:07Monday morning.
00:08According to Penang Fire and Rescue Department Director Mohamad Shoki Hamza, the incident
00:14occurred near a traffic light at the Jalan Kebun Sire, Jalan Bukit Tengah Junction.
00:20The crash involved a lorry carrying wooden pallets and a luxury car.
00:24The lorry driver and his co-driver were trapped, while the 43-year-old car driver was taken
00:29to the hospital before fire personnel arrived at the scene.
00:33Mohamad Shoki confirmed that both the 74-year-old lorry driver and his 18-year-old co-driver
00:39were successfully extricated by rescuers, sustaining only minor injuries.
00:45The victims received treatment from the Bukit Mertajam First Aid Association, and the operation
00:50concluded around noon.
00:52Last year, 21-year-old Lizi Ru was killed at the same location after a container being
00:57transported on a trailer lorry toppled and crushed her car, resulting in her death on the spot.
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