Woman Crushed To Death By Fallen Tree In Plantation
KLUANG, July 18 (Bernama) -- A 37-year-old local woman was killed after being crushed by a fallen oil palm tree while at Ladang Kekayaan in Paloh, near here, this afternoon.
The victim was identified as Safiah Abdul Rasid, who was trapped beneath the fallen tree when the incident occurred at about 4.01 pm.
Kluang Fire and Rescue Station operations commander PBK II Yusma Yuzaini said the department received an emergency call at 4.01 pm before dispatching eight firefighters with a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit to the scene.
He said the operations team found the victim pinned beneath the fallen tree upon arrival and immediately launched a rescue operation using specialised equipment with assistance from an excavator.
"The victim was extricated from beneath the tree before she was pronounced dead at the scene by a Ministry of Health medical officer," he said in a statement today.
-- BERNAMA
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