SELANGAU, April 1 -- A driver escaped unharmed, while his passenger sustained injuries after their Perodua Axia collided with a trailer parked on the road shoulder at Mile 42, Jln Sibu-Selangau, last night.

Sibu Zone 4 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Andy Alie said a distress call was received at 7.37pm, prompting a team from the Selangau fire station to be dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, the team found a blue Perodua Axia had crashed into the rear of a parked trailer in front of a bus stop, he said.

He added that the 30-year-old driver was uninjured, while his 33-year-old passenger suffered injuries to his left leg and was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle.

Bomba personnel extricated the injured passenger before hand...