IPOH: A Swiss national who suffered a leg cramp rammed his car into the glass panel of a petrol station in Taman Canning here yesterday.
Ipoh district police chief Assistant Commissioner Yahaya Hassan said in the incident at 10.30 am, the 77-year-old man who was driving a Perodua Myvi suffered a cramp in his right leg, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, skidding and crashing into a motorcycle and the glass panel.
"Initial investigations found that the Perodua Myvi was being parked at one of the pumps for refuelling purposes.
"The driver suddenly suffered a leg cramp and was unable to control the vehicle, causing the vehicle to lunge forward and hit a Yamaha motorcycle parked in front, as well as the glass panel of the premises," he said in a statement.
Yahaya added that the 29-year-old motorcyclist did not suffer any injuries.
According to him, the incident also caused a woman there to suffer an injury to her right leg, and the case was classified under Rule 10 of the Road Traffic Rules 1959.
Videos and images of the incident have been circulating on Facebook since this afternoon. --BERNAMA