Lopeng firemen at the scene to extricate the driver from the 4WD vehicle resting in watery undergrowth.
MIRI: A teacher in his 50’s was lucky to survive a single vehicle accident on Wednesday night, when his 4WD went out of control before turning turtle in mushy undergrowth by the roadside along the Miri by-pass.
His four-wheel-drive toppled over in the bushes after it skidded off the road, leaving the driver pinned in the driver’s seat.
The victim was heading towards the airport from Pujut area before the mishap occurred around 9pm.
He was travelling alone in the vehicle.
One fire engine from Lopeng Fire Station dashed to the scene, which was located at about some 200 metres from the station.
It took firemen about 15 minutes to extricate the victim from the vehicle. The injured driver was sent to Miri Hospital.