GEORGE TOWN: Four individuals, including a patient, were injured when the ambulance they were in skidded and crashed into a road divider and a tree before overturning at Jalan Masjid Negeri here on Tuesday (Dec 20).
Timur Laut police deputy chief Supt V. Saravanan said the incident occurred at 4.40pm when the 22-year-old ambulance driver and an assistant medical officer, 28, were on their way to Penang Hospital after picking up a patient and her daughter in Sungai Ara here.
"When they reached Jalan Masjid Negeri (towards Jalan Scotland), the ambulance driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a road divider and a tree on the right side of the road before the vehicle overturned.
"The ambulance driver, the 54-year-old patient and her 24-year-old daughter were trapped in their seats and were rescued by firefighters," he said when contacted on Wednesday (Dec 21).
He said the driver suffered injuries to his hands and head, while the assistant medical officer sustained minor injuries to his face and hands.
"The female patient suffered injuries to her head while her daughter suffered injuries to her head and face," he added. – Bernama
