KOTA KINABALU: Two men were killed, when the grocery laden lorry they were travelling in hit the road shoulder, before overturning along Jalan Kelawat, Kota Belud yesterday afternoon.
According to a Sabah Fire and Rescue Department statement, the lorry driver Radzli Nampak, 35, and his passenger Mahathir Mohammad, 36, died at the scene in the 4 pmincident.
The department received an emergency call at 4.29pm and 11 personnel on two engines from the Kota Belud Fire and Rescue Station were rushed to the scene.
“The accident involved a five-tonne truck travelling from Kota Kinabalu to Kota Belud carrying a load of groceries. The two victims were trapped in the vehicle but rescuers managed to extricate them.
“Both victims were pronounced dead by a medical officer, and the bodies were handed over to the police for further action,“ the statement said.
The operation ended at 5.44pm. - Bernama
