Jelapang: The delay in an ambulance reaching the scene of a fatal accident in Jelapang was caused by incorrect location details provided during the initial emergency call, Perak State Health Department (JKNP) said.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, JKNP said the accident was initially reported to have occurred in a residential area near Puncak Jelapang, about eight kilometres from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB). However, when the ambulance arrived at the reported location, no accident was found. A follow-up call with the caller later confirmed that the actual scene was along the Ipoh-Lumut Highway heading towards Jelapang.

The department stated that the Medical Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) received the emergency call at 3.05pm and dispatched an ambulance in accordance with standard procedures. The ambulance arrived at the actual location at 3.55pm, where medical officers assessed a 33-year-old woman and a three-year-old child.

The woman had sustained serious injuries, while the child was found unconscious and was given immediate resuscitation at the scene. Both were taken to the Emergency and Trauma Department of HRPB, with continuous resuscitation provided to the child during the journey.

Earlier reports stated that the three-year-old girl died after the car driven by her mother collided with a police patrol car at 3.35pm. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said two police personnel, aged 42 and 48, were also injured, suffering leg injuries, a fractured left shoulder, and an eyelid wound. Initial investigations found that the Honda Civic police patrol car was travelling from Lumut to Jelapang when the Perodua Kelisa driven by the woman, travelling in the opposite direction, is believed to have suddenly lost control and entered the police vehicle's lane.