GEORGE TOWN, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- A woman was killed while seven others, including the male van driver, suffered serious injuries after the factory van they were in skidded and crashed in an accident at Jalan Mount Erskine here today.
The six injured women are aged between 21 and 52.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said they received an emergency call at 5.59 am and rushed to the scene.
"Upon arrival, the team found that four of the eight people inside the van were still trapped in the wreckage.
"The Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) team, assisted by another team from the Lebuh Pantai BBP, managed to free all of them by 7.17 am using specialised equipment,” he said in a statement today.
He said that one of the women died due to severe injuries and her body was taken to the Penang Hospital for a post-mortem, while the other injured victims were also sent to the same hospital.
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