A man was injured after a car broke into the electric pole.

LUNDU, 7 October: A man was injured after his car was involved in a self-inflicted accident at the R&R (R & D) area of Lundu-Bau, Pan Borneo Highway midnight last night.

According to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Service (JBPM) Sarawak's Operations Movement Centre (PGO), in an incident at around 12.22 noon that day, the 29-year-old victim managed to get out of the vehicle on his own before the bomb squad arrived.

"A team from the Lundu Fire and Rescue Department (BBP) arrived at the scene at 12.36 pm and found that the vehicle had broken a power pole.

"The victim received early treatment from the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) Unit before being sent to hospital for further treatment", it said.

The operation was controlled at 12:40 p.m. and terminated at 1:31 a.m. after the situation on site was confirmed to be safe.

The operation involved six members of the Lundu BBP led by PBK I Khaizul Buang, with the power of an FRT engine and an EMRS.-TVS