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PETALING JAYA: Four Malaysians were injured, three of them seriously, in a terrible accident on Christmas Eve near Balranald, New South Wales.
The three women were flown to Melbourne in critical condition, while the fourth victim, a two-year-old girl, escaped with minor injuries and was handed over to her family.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 3.50 p.m. Thursday, after receiving reports that a westbound SUV had run off the road and rolled several times.
The driver and two passengers were airlifted to hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria, while the girl was taken to Balranald Hospital with minor injuries and is now in the custody of a relative, according to hospital staff.
She escaped the injuries because she was tied to a child safety seat in the back seat.
The driver was taken to The Alfred Hospital, with serious head injuries and is in critical but stable condition.
The two adult passengers, aged 25 and 47, were taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital, and police told ABC Mildura-Swan Hill that the older of the two suffered serious injuries, and that the younger woman was described as in condition. critical.
Malaysia’s Consul General in Melbourne, Mazita Marzuki, told the FMT that while the two hospitals have not communicated directly with his office, they are aware of the case and are in the middle of providing the corresponding consular assistance.
Barrera Police District officers are investigating the circumstances of the accident and are in the middle of their investigation.
