Woman killed, 4 others hurt after 4WD vehicle plunges into ravine

Woman killed, 4 others hurt after 4WD vehicle plunges into ravine

The incident near Batang Kali occurred at about 6.30pm.

The identities of all the victims in the four-wheel-drive vehicle have not been ascertained. (Fire and rescue department pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
A woman was killed while four of her friends were injured after their four-wheel-drive vehicle skidded before plunging into a ravine along Jalan Batang Kali this evening.

Selangor fire and rescue department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said a distress call was received at about 6.30pm.

A team from the Kuala Kubu Bharu fire and rescue station was dispatched to the scene.

“Upon arrival, the team found that a four-wheel-drive vehicle had fallen into the ravine.

“Rescue efforts to extricate a victim trapped in the vehicle took 10 minutes,” he said in a statement tonight.

However, the 58-year-old woman was confirmed dead, while the other four victims were taken to a nearby hospital.

The identities of all the victims have not been ascertained.

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