SEPANG, Nov 23 — A police officer is feared to have drowned after his car skidded into a flooded drain near the Giching Rural Clinic here last night, with a search and rescue operation currently under way.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the victim was believed to have been swept away by strong currents after he exited his stalled Perodua Bezza and attempted to swim to safety, Sinar Harian reported.