PETALING JAYA: Two people were injured after the car they were travelling in plunged into an 12 metre-deep sewer that was under construction.
Damansara Rescue and Fire Department station chief Ramli Harun said they received a distress call at around 2.07pm on Tuesday.
"We dispatched a fire engine and six men to the scene. They arrived at around 2.16pm and found that a Toyota Vios had plunged about 12m into a sewer under construction along Jalan Universiti near Section 17 here.
"With the help of police, we closed off the affected road and sent two firemen into the sewer to assess the situation," he said when met at the scene Tuesday.
He said the two firemen rappelled down the hole and managed to rescue the two victims at around 3.20pm.
"Both victims suffered multiple injuries and have been sent to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for treatment," he said.
He said they managed to hoist the wrecked car out of the sewer using a crane from a nearby construction site at around 3.45pm.
Meanwhile, civil engineer Pram Velauthan Gopal, who witnessed the accident, said it could have been avoided if the construction site had used proper concrete barriers instead of plastic ones.
“The concrete barriers would not have moved if it was in place in the same scenario.
“The authorities need to look into this issue and make sure similar construction sites all around Petaling Jaya are safe for motorists,” he said.
