The Perak State Health Department says an ambulance was delayed reaching a fatal crash in Jelapang because the initial emergency call gave an incorrect location eight kilometres away

IPOH: An ambulance was delayed reaching a fatal accident in Jelapang because the initial emergency call provided an incorrect location.

The Perak State Health Department (JKNP) said the crash was first reported to be in a residential area near Puncak Jelapang, about eight kilometres from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB).

When the ambulance arrived at that reported location, no accident was found.

A follow-up call with the caller later confirmed the actual scene was along the Ipoh-Lumut Highway heading towards Jelapang.

The Medical Emergency Coordination Centre received the emergency call at 3.05pm and dispatched an ambulance according to standard procedure.

It arrived at the correct location at 3.55pm, where medical officers assessed a 33-year-old woman and a three-year-old child.

The woman had sustained serious injuries, while the child was found unconscious and given immediate resuscitation at the scene.

Both were taken to the Emergency and Trauma Department of HRPB, with continuous resuscitation provided to the child during the journey.

Earlier reports stated the three-year-old girl died after the car driven by her mother collided with a police patrol car.

Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said two police personnel were also injured, suffering leg injuries, a fractured left shoulder and an eyelid wound.

Initial investigations found the Honda Civic police patrol car was travelling from Lumut to Jelapang.

The Perodua Kelisa driven by the woman, travelling in the opposite direction, is believed to have suddenly lost control and entered the police vehicle’s lane.

 The Sun Malaysia