Firefighters setting up the bucket stretcher to carry the victim out of the drain.

KUCHING, Dec 21: A 68-year-old woman has suffered injuries after her vehicle crashed into a drain along Jalan Deshon here.

According to a report from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation center, they received a call regarding the incident at 3.53am today and deployed Bomba Padungan to the location.

The operation commander reported that the victim, who was driving a sports utility vehicle, managed to escape from the vehicle by herself before the arrival of firefighters.

She was carried out of the drain using a bucket stretcher by firefighters and was given initial medical treatment at the location after she complained of shortness of breath and chest pain.

She was later transported to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further action. — DayakDaily