NATIONAL women’s squash champion S. Sivasangari’s dream of bringing home a gold medal from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England next month was shattered when a car accident early yesterday morning landed her in hospital.

The matter was confirmed by the director of the Squash Racket Association of Malaysia (SRAM) Major (Rtd) S. Maniam, who said that Sivasangari, who was to be a national flag-bearer in Birmingham, is receiving treatment at the Putrajaya Hospital.

She is reported to be in stable condition.

“Sivasangari was injured in the head and body, I’m going there (hospital) to visit her, what we (SRAM) know now is Siva cannot play at the Commonwealth Games. I’m very sad and upset that this has happened.

“I will discuss with the coaches tonight on who will replace Sivasangari,” he said today.

Yesterday, the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department reported that a woman suffered head injuries in an accident involving a lorry and a car on the Maju Expressway at 3.46am.

The operations commander from the Cyberjaya Fire and Rescue Station, Senior Fire Officer II Rosman Ab Rahman said his team received an initial report involving a Proton Saga BLM car that was 90% burnt after colliding with a one-tonne lorry and then skidding and catching fire.

“Fire fighters extinguished the flames and there were three victims involved; only one was seriously injured and was rushed to Putrajaya Hospital by ambulance,” he said.

He said others involved in the crash were a 20-year-old man who was believed to be the driver of the Proton Saga and a 40-year-old man (the lorry driver) who was not hurt.

Sivasangari, who was to be the flag-bearer of the Jalur Gemilang at the Commonwealth Games along with powerlifting para-athlete Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, is among the gold medal hopefuls for Malaysia. – Bernama, June 27, 2022.