Clerk saved in nick of time from sinking car
Published: September 11, 2003
A clerk at the land office here was saved from drowning when four men pulled her out just in time from a sinking car after it plunged into Sungai Muar yesterday.
Faridah Ali, 51, who was driving a Perodua Kelisa, was parking the car behind her office when she somehow lost control and crashed into a fence and plunged into the river about 7.40am.
However, four men, including her colleague Ashari Mohd Aris, who saw the incident, jumped into the river and pulled her out before the car was totally submerged.
“When I jumped into the river, I saw another man near the sinking car and later two more came to assist. Someone shouted to Faridah to wind down the car window which she did in time,” Ashari said.
Ashari said they had to dive underwater to pull Faridah out, adding that, the high tide and strong river currents posed some problems.
Faridah, who was unconscious when she was pulled out, was rushed to the Muar Hospital, where her condition was reported to be stable.
The Muar Fire and Rescue Department, which rushed a team, including two scuba divers, took about three hours to pull the car out of the river
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