FOUR people including a patient suffered injuries when the ambulance they were in skidded and crashed into a road divider and a tree before overturning at Jalan Masjid Negeri in George Town yesterday. 

Timur Laut police deputy chief V. Saravanan said the incident occurred at 4.40pm when the ambulance driver, 22, and an assistant medical officer, 28, were on their way to Penang Hospital after picking up a patient and her daughter in Sungai Ara. 

“When they reached Jalan Masjid Negeri (towards Jalan Scotland), the ambulance driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle and hit the road divider and a tree on the right side of the road before the vehicle overturned. 

“The ambulance driver, the 54-year-old patient and her 24-year-old daughter were trapped in their seats before they were rescued by firefighters,” he said when contacted today.

He said the driver suffered injuries to his hands and head, while the assistant medical officer sustained minor injuries to his face and hands.

“The female patient suffered injuries to her head while her daughter was injured on her head and face,” he added. – Bernama, December 21, 2022.