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Woman seriously injured in Penang Bridge crash

PRAI: A 45-year-old woman was seriously injured when two cars collided on the Penang Bridge heading towards Prai early today, causing one of the vehicles to overturn.

Woman seriously injured in Penang Bridge crash

At 3.49am on the morning of the incident, an emergency call was received by the Penang Fire and Rescue Department regarding a collision on the Penang Bridge near Km1.3, heading towards Prai. The 45-year-old woman trapped in the driver's seat of a Toyota Hilux was seriously injured, with head, leg, and hand trauma. The 47-year-old husband, who was also in the Hilux, sustained minor injuries.

The 38-year-old driver of the overturned Honda BR-V suffered minor head injuries. Firefighters from the Prai and Jalan Perak stations responded, with 19 personnel participating in the rescue operation, concluding at 5.37am. The woman was safely extricated and handed over to the Malaysian Red Crescent for transport to the hospital.

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