A family of five and a lone driver escaped injury after a large tree fell onto their vehicles near a restaurant in Seremban on Tuesday night.

SEREMBAN: Six people had a lucky escape after a large tree fell and crushed two vehicles on Jalan Seremban-Tampin on Tuesday night.

The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre received an emergency call about the incident at 8.48 pm.

A department spokesperson said a 10-metre-tall tree had fallen onto a Nissan Grand Livina carrying a family of five, aged between 12 and 47, and a Proton Saga driven by a 38-year-old man who was passing through the area.

“All victims managed to exit their vehicles safely on their own before the Operations Team (PKO) arrived,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson added that tree-cutting works were being carried out by the team, which involved seven personnel supported by a Fire Rescue Tender and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services unit.

 The Sun Malaysia