SIBU, May 9 -- A woman was fortunate to escape with minor injuries after the car she was driving crashed into a timber lorry at a junction near Rumah (Rh) Jamban, Nanga Lebai, along Jalan Selangau-Sibu on Friday night.

Sibu Zone 4 Fire and Rescue Chief Andy Alie said the Selangau fire station received an emergency call regarding the road accident at 8.36pm.

"A Perodua Bezza had collided with a timber lorry and ended up lodged under the trailer carrying logs.

"There was one victim, a woman aged 46, who was found conscious and only sustained minor injuries," he said in a statement today.

Firemen promptly carried out a size-up and confirmed that the victim was not trapped inside the vehicle.

"She was safely extricated using a stretcher ...