Rescuers spent almost 12 hours trying to extricate the driver of a lorry carrying 40 tons of sand after the lorry plunged into a ditch in Jalan Sultan Ibrahim, Stulang yesterday.

Operations commander Fire Deputy Supt I Mohd Suhaimi Jamal said the victim, known as Rosnani Siam, 47, was finally extricated at 8.11pm.

“The victim was found...