A car plunged into a 12-metre deep excavated hole at a sewer construction site along Jalan University this afternoon.
Two individuals — a man and a woman — in the Toyota Vios suffered multiple injuries in the 2.07pm incident, The Star Online’s Austin Camoens reports.
Damansara Rescue and Fire Department station chief Ramli Harun told the portal that six firemen were sent to the sewer, which was currently still under construction.
“They arrived at around 2.16pm and found that a Toyota Vios had plunged about 12m into a sewer under construction along Jalan Universiti near Section 17 here. With the help of police, we closed off the affected road and sent two firemen into the sewer to assess the situation,” he was quoted as saying.
Both victims were rescued around 3.20pm and were sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for treatment.
Their car was retrieved using a crane from another construction site soon after.
Meanwhile, a stop-work order has been issued to Mangkabumi Sdn Bhd, developer of the Petaling Jaya North’s underground sewerage project, Star Metro reports.
Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) Engineering Department head Ismail Shafie was quoted as saying that an emergency meeting will be held tomorrow to go over closed circuit television footage of the incident.
