KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — It was an incident that policeman Ruslan Yunus hopes to quickly forget.
Ruslan, 35, and his family were travelling in their car along the Butterworth-Ipoh federal route when a two-tonne trailer suddenly went out of control and crashed, resulting in its container falling on his Proton Wira on Monday night.
However, Ruslan, his wife Azmila Awang, 34, and six-year-old son Iskandar escaped with only minor cuts and bruises in the 8.45pm incident.
“I thank God for saving us. It is a miracle that we survived the incident. It was really scary,” Ruslan said.
“There was a loud noise when the container fell on my car. The car roof pressed on our heads. Luckily my son was seated at the back and he was unhurt.”
Ruslan said he and his wife were shaken over the incident. They were, however, relieved and thankful to those who had rescued their son from the wreckage.
Fireman struggled for more than 20 minutes to remove the 40-foot empty container, weighing one tonne that landed on the car to rescue Ruslan and Azmila.
Members of public had earlier managed to pull Iskandar to safety by breaking the car’s right rear door window.
The trio were taken to the Sungai Bakap Hospital and warded. Iskandar was discharged on Monday night while Ruslan was discharged yesterday morning. Azmila remains warded.
South Seberang Prai district police chief Supt Shafien Mamat said the trailer skidded several metres after hitting a milestone. The driver of the trailer had earlier tried to avoid hitting a car that came into its lane from a junction on the left.
“The trailer fell on its right while the empty container fell onto Ruslan’s car that was behind the trailer,” Shafien said.
The trailer from Nibong Tebal was heading towards Sungai Bakap.
The 51-year-old trailer driver escaped unhurt. He lodged a report at the district police headquarters in Jawi immediately after the incident.
Police are investigating the case under Section 43 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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