LANGKAWI: Twelve university students were injured when part of a jetty on Pulau Tikus, near here, collapsed.
District Fire and Rescue Department operations chief Zamzuri Hasan said the department received a distress call at 1.53pm today.
The victims were reported to be walking on the jetty when it suddenly collapsed.
Zamzuri, who led eight firemen to the scene, said only one of the students were seriously injured while the rest sustained only minor injuries. They have been taken to Kampung Kilim jetty before being referred to Langkawi Hospital.
Preliminary report revealed that the victims were part of a group of 40 lecturers and students from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan who were visiting the island.
Several boats were used to bring back the uninjured students and lecturers to Kampung Kilim jetty here. -- BERNAMA