Two individuals were almost swept away by raging waters after the car they were in skidded and plunged into a monsoon drain at Kilometre 42.5, Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing, near Kota Tinggi this morning.

The friends, aged 37 and 43, however, were rescued by members of the public in the nick of time, Kota Tinggi district police chief Hussin Zamora said.

He said the Perodua Myvi car was believed...