PADAWAN: A lorry driver was found dead after he was pinned underneath his lorry’s bucket during a daily routine vehicle inspection at his house this morning.
Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted, said they received a report by the victim’s elder brother around 7.21am at Kota Padawan police station.
Following the report, a police team was despatched to the scene at Jalan Penrissen and discovered the victim was still pinned underneath the lorry’s bucket, that is parked at the house compound.
“The victim has been identified as Chin Hung Joon, 38, and no signs of foul play were detected at the scene.
“The victim’s body which showed signs of injuries to his back, was taken to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further action,” he said, adding that the case is being classified as sudden death.
According to the victim’s wife, her husband would inspect the 10-tonne lorry before driving to work each morning.
Abang Zainal said the victim is believed to have engaged the hydraulic cable which caused the lorry’s bucket to come down on him.
He said the bucket’s safety chock was also not engaged during the inspection.
