Two Malaysian kids died by drowning after their household automotive rolled right into a river on Thursday, the police stated.
The 2 siblings, an eight-year-old boy and a six-year-old woman, have been inside a automotive parked on the riverbank close to the Sungai Linggi river close to Port Dickson on Thursday.
They have been accompanied by two adults of their 40s, together with a person believed to be their father, Port Dickson police superintendent Maslan Udin stated, in response to The Straits Occasions.
“Based mostly on preliminary investigations, the person bought out of the automotive, which was parked beneath the Tanjung Agas bridge, to have a cigarette, and the automotive abruptly started rolling in the direction of the river,” he stated.
The automotive’s engine was switched off on the time of the incident, the police stated, prompting an enquiry into what led to the automotive rolling away by itself.
“We have to know if this was brought on by a technical drawback,” he stated, including that the automotive will probably be winched out at low tide.
On the time of the incident, the 2 kids, together with a girl who was recognized as an area, have been contained in the automotive.
Individuals current on the scene managed to drag the girl free however the kids remained trapped within the submerged car’s passenger seats, authorities added.
Groups from the Hearth and Rescue Division, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Company and the Marine Division instantly launched a rescue operation, officers stated.
“Medical personnel tried to carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on them, however each have been confirmed useless [at the scene],” Mr Maslan Udin stated.
The woman’s physique was recovered at about 1.24pm, and her brother’s at about 1.47pm, the police stated.
The case was initially being investigated underneath the Highway Transport Act, however an investigation has additionally been opened in opposition to the 2 adults after inconsistencies have been present in statements from the adults concerned, in response to the Malay Mail.
Native experiences stated the household got here from Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur, and had been on vacation within the space for a few days.
The police remanded each the person and the girl for questioning, officers stated.
Reviews stated the person had a legal report together with 4 excellent instances associated to fraud and different crimes.
