00:00A family holiday ended in heartbreak after two young siblings drowned, when their car,
00:08which was parked along Sungai Lingi, suddenly rolled into the river on Thursday.
00:13Port Dixon District Police Chief Superintendent Maslan Udin said the eight-year-old boy and
00:18his six-year-old sister were resting in the car with a couple, believed to be their parents,
00:23along the riverbank before the incident.
00:26Based on preliminary investigation, the man got out of the car, which was parked below
00:31the Tanjong Agas Bridge, to have a cigarette and the car suddenly began rolling towards
00:35the river.
00:37The car engine was switched off at the time of the incident.
00:41Superintendent Maslan said passersby managed to pull the woman out in time, but the children
00:45were trapped in the vehicle.
00:47Teams from the Fire and Rescue Department, MMEA and Marine Department immediately launched
00:52a rescue operation.
00:54The girl's body was brought up around 1.24pm, while the boys was recovered nearly 20 minutes
01:00later at 1.47pm.
01:03Medical personnel performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but both were confirmed dead.
01:09Superintendent Maslan said the children's remains were found in the front passenger seat
01:13of the overturned vehicle at a depth of four metres.
01:17The car's windows were closed while the driver's door was open.
01:21It is learned that the family is from Putrajaya and had been in Port Dixon the past two to three
01:26days for a holiday.
01:27The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act,
01:33the
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