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Driver hurt, 2 missing when car plunges into Batang Rajang

SIBU: Two people are missing after the car they were reported to be travelling in with another person plunged into Batang Rajang near the Tanjung Kunyit Ferry Jetty, about 15km from here early today.

Sibu district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Zulkipli Suhaili said police were alerted at 2.03am, and a search involving the police, Fire and Rescue Department and Civil Defence Force had been mounted.

"The first victim, a 38-year-old man was found at 7.30am and taken to Sibu Hospital. He is reported to be in stable condition.

"The search for the other two victims continues," he said today.

The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim in hospital was the driver of the car. – BERNAMA

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