Malaysian man crawls through jungle for 3 days after car crash

October 24, 2014 09:19 am | Updated May 23, 2016 03:48 pm IST - KUALA LUMPUR

A Malaysian man seriously injured in a car accident crawled through jungle for three days before happening upon an isolated village, authorities said on Friday.

The man, identified as Nicholas Andrew, showed up at the village on Wednesday, after the car he was driving sped off a highway in central Malaysia into a ravine early on Sunday morning, said police chief Som Sak Din Keliaw.

Mr. Andrew broke his arm and leg and a passenger was killed, he said.

Mr. Andrew then crawled close to a river until he reached the village.

Mr. Andrew told local media from his hospital bed the accident happened after he had been delivering wedding invitations.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.