Crowd saves family from watery end
KUCHING: Twelve persons comprising food delivery riders and bystanders did not hesitate to dive into a seven-foot-deep ditch to rescue a family of four trapped inside their vehicle at Jalan Camar, Petra Jaya. The accident happened at 9.25pm last Saturday behind Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sakura. It was reported that the car ended up in […]
Two injured, express bus crashes into ditch
SRI AMAN: An express bus commuting from Miri to Kuching crashed into a ditch along KM25, Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching this morning (June 29), causing a female passenger and a second driver to be rushed to Sri Aman Hospital. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu who confirmed the case, said they received an emergency […]
Five injured as car crashes into roadside ditch
SARIKEI: Five persons in a car were injured when a car they were travelling in crashed into a ditch at Kampung Kerapa, Jalan Selalang last Friday (Apr 2). Three women passengers sustained severe injuries while two men including the driver suffered minor injuries in the incident which happened around 3.10pm. Firemen from Sarikei were immediately […]
Out-of-control car almost ends up in ditch
SIBU: A 23-year-old man escaped without injuries after his car skidded to the edge of a ditch near Sungai Merah town traffic light intersection on Thursday night (Mar 25). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 8.40pm and firemen from Sungai Merah were despatched the scene. […]
Woman saved from upside-down car
TANJUNG MANIS: A car driven by a woman went out of control and crashed into a ditch at Jalan Dockyard today. The woman, who suffered multiple injuries, was trapped inside her car which had turned turtle. A team of firefighters was despatched to the scene after they received a distress call on the incident around […]
Crash victim dies during treatment
SERIAN: A male car passenger died while receiving treatment. He was earlier involved in a road accident at KM42 Kuching-Serian Road in the wee hours of Saturday. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred at 1am when a car driven by a 20-year-old woman and a passenger (victim) […]
Missing elderly man found dead in ditch
SIBU: The mysterious disappearance of an elderly man, who did not return home after going out to buy medicine, has been solved. Ngu Hua Sing, 76, was found dead in a ditch in Jalan Mantis Selatan here around 11pm, Wednesday (Oct 7). The victim is believed to have slipped and fell into the ditch while […]
Lorry-tanker driver killed in crash
MIRI: A lorry-tanker driver was killed after the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a ditch along the Miri-Bintulu road on Wednesday. The tanker’s co-driver was reported to have survived the mishap. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue department operation centre (PGO), the co-driver was rescued by a passerby who happened to be […]
Lone woman driver injured in crash
KANOWIT: A woman driver sustained injuries to her legs when her car crashed into a ditch near a house at Jalan Kanowit just after 2pm on Friday afternoon (June 5). Being near to Kanowit police headquarters it was quite easy for a team of five firemen to reach the place after being alerted. The 33-year-old […]
Man dies after car crashes into ditch
MIRI: A man died after crashing his four-wheel drive into a ditch at KM16, Jalan Perdana Tudan here on Monday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the accident took place at 9.15pm. “The victim, identified as Liew Thiam Fook, 37, from Kuching, was driving from Jalan Utama Kuala Baram […]
