Man trapped in two lorry crashes at Daro

DARO, 16 Oct: A man was injured after being hit in the driver's seat in an accident involving two trucks on the way to Semop Village Ferry Base this evening.

The victim, Teng Ging Sing, 52, was rescued by a fire brigade using life-saving equipment.

According to the Centre for Operational Movements (PGO) of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Sarawak, the Daro Fire and Rescue Police (BBP) received an emergency call regarding the incident at 2.03 pm before arriving on site at 2.31 pm.

"The narrow victim was found to be in a state of consciousness but injured.

"Another victim in the separate truck was reportedly uninjured", the statement said.

The injured victim was given early treatment by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MoHM) team before being sent to hospital for further treatment.

The rescue operation involved six members of BBP Daro with the help of Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and KKM.

The operation was successfully controlled at 3:22 p.m. and fully shut down at 3:31 p.m. after the situation on site was confirmed to be safe.