A car was washed away after the driver skidded off the road and plunged into a storm drain in central Malaysia.<br /><br />Khodijah Mohd Ismail, 56, lost control of the silver Toyota Vios during a monsoon season downpour in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Sunday (November 4) at 6:30 pm.<br /><br />The motorist managed to clamber out of the vehicle to safety, but as the rain continued a torrent of water surged through the man-man concrete drains. <br /><br />Khodijah watched in disbelief as his vehicle was carried away by the flood water, eventually reaching the local river. <br /><br />Selangor Deputy Chief of Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department (JSPT) Deputy Superintendent Sahimi Husin issued a statement: "Based on the initial information obtained, a Toyota Vios car was believed to have skidded before plunging into the drain."<br /><br />''While waiting for the tow truck, the heavy rain caused the water's current in the monsoon drain to sweep the car away.<br /><br />''Further investigation found that the car was registered under the name, Khodijah Mohd Ismail, 56, addressed in Tapah, Perak.<br /><br />"The car driver is safe. There were no reports of the incident being received.''
