Eight policemen were injured when their four-wheel-drive vehicle skidded and landed in a ditch in Batang Berjuntai this morning.

The policemen were on their way to a polling station to ensure smooth voting in today's Ijok by-election.

The Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel, who were going to the polling station at Sekolah Kebangsaan Ijok from Batang Berjuntai, however, sustained only minor injuries while one fainted believed to be due to shock.

Vehicle was 'flying'

The police Land Rover skidded near the entrance to the Sungai Rambai Estate here due to a slippery road following rain at midnight and early morning.

A tractor driver, T Bala, 19, who saw the incident from the estate's guardhouse, said the Land Rover was seemingly "flying" before skidding and plunging into the ditch.

"My friends and I quickly rescued them. Luckily, all of them are okay," he told Bernama at the scene.