
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.