'I couldn't just drive by': Malaysian party official helps injured Singaporean retirees after crash
A Singaporean couple injured in a motorcycle accident on Johor's North-South Expressway found help from a group of Malaysians who stopped to shelter them from heavy rain and assist them after the crash.Among them was Joan Ng, whom China Press identified as the National Vision Party's Kluang division chief. She was travelling home after helping with election campaigning in Melaka when she came across the scene.Spotting several motorists using small umbrellas to shield the injured couple from the downpour, Ng shared in a Facebook post on Sunday (Nov 1) that she alighted from her car to help. She retrieved large umbrellas from her car, used them to shelter the pair from the rain and draped a raincoat over them, before helping them contact their family.The accident occurred near a rest area in Sri Gading in Batu Pahat district, reported Malaysian media outlet China Press.According to Ng's Facebook post, the couple had both fractured a leg and were unable to move.Ng told China Press the Singaporean retirees, both in their sixties, were conscious and explained the accident to her.