IPOH: A teenage boy suffered serious injuries, breaking both his legs, while two others sustained minor injuries after an oil palm tree fell on a canopy tent they were sheltering under during a rainstorm.
The incident occurred at 1.44pm today in Kampung Sungai Kuning.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the three victims, aged between 17 and 20, were attending a wedding in the area when heavy rain forced them to seek shelter under the tent.
"However, an oil palm tree near the tent fell, crushing the three victims," he said in a statement here today.
Eight personnel from the Selama Fire and Rescue Station took about 12 minutes to cut through the fallen tree using a chainsaw to free one of the victims pinned underneath.
He said the victim with broken legs was handed over to Health Ministry personnel for treatment. -- Bernama