A family of five and a lone driver escaped injury when a large tree fell on their vehicles near a restaurant in Seremban on Tuesday night.
Seremban: Six people had a lucky escape after a large tree fell and crushed two vehicles on Jalan Seremban-Tampin on Tuesday night.
The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Center received an emergency call about the incident at 8.48 pm.
A department spokesperson said a 10-metre-tall tree fell on a Nissan Grand Livina, carrying a family of five aged between 12 and 47, and a Proton Saga driven by a 38-year-old man, which was passing through the area.
“All the victims managed to get out of their vehicles safely before the Operations Team (PKO) arrived,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson said the tree cutting work was being carried out by the team, consisting of seven personnel supported by a fire rescue tender and an emergency medical rescue service unit.