JERANTUT: It was a close shave for a family of three and a friend when the car they were travelling in was struck by a tyre that detached from a trailer on Jalan Jerantut-Maran, near the Sungai Salan bridge, on Friday.
Mohamad Afiq Syahmi Mohd Ramlan, 28, was driving with his wife, their two-year-old daughter, and his wife's friend from Bandar Jengka to Jerantut when the incident occurred at about 6.30pm.
"I tried to manoeuvre my car to the left side of the road when I saw the tyre, flung from the trailer, rolling towards my vehicle.
"However, the tyre struck the front of the car before hitting the right front and rear doors.
"I immediately stopped, and all the passengers exited the car and moved to a safe area by the roadside," he said when contacted yesterday.
Afiq claimed that after the incident, the trailer did not stop. However, it was pursued by other road users, who later intercepted the trailer.
"I was informed that the trailer driver was unaware one of the vehicle's tyres had detached.
"Both the trailer driver and I lodged a report on the incident at the Jerantut police station," he said.
Afiq said he was grateful that no one was injured during the incident.
District police chief Superintendent Zukri Muhammad, when contacted, confirmed that reports had been lodged by both parties.