Teenager killed in motorbike crash
MIRI: A teenager was killed after she fell off a motorcycle and hit by two speeding motorcycles coming from behind. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed that a report was received regarding a fatal accident at 2.56pm yesterday. The accident happened at Jalan Taman Tungku on Tuesday (Aug 23) at 6.15pm where the motorcycle […]
Biker killed in collision
PADAWAN: A collision between a motorcycle and a car took the life of the 31-year-old motorcyclist at midnight. In the accident at Jalan Batu Kawa, labourer Danny Pangiran from Kampung Lumut, Lawas, died from severe head injuries. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the accident happened around 12.30am. He said the victim’s […]
Pick-up truck driver dies in crash
BINTULU: A local man died on the spot after his pick-up truck crashed into a trailer carrying blocks of concrete along Jalan Kemena early this morning. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the fatal accident happened around 5.15am near a factory. Investigation found that the victim, who was driving his […]
Close scrutiny of crash site
SARATOK: Public Works Director (JKR) Richard Tajan conducted a site visit at the Sebangkoi Section, WPC06 of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) Sarawak following a fatal accident involving a family of four recently. According to Unit LPB in its Facebook post today, the purpose of the visit was to scrutinise closely the location of the crash, […]
Man killed when crashing onto tree
BINTULU: Losing control of his vehicle and hitting a tree cost the life of the male driver in a crash that occurred this morning. The deceased Po Ah Ho, 46, was driving along Jalan Johari Sunam here when he lost control of his Perodua Alza before hitting a tree. According to the statement from the […]
Woman dies in pickup truck crash
BINTULU: A 40-year-old woman died while two others were injured following a car crash at Mile 20, Jalan Bintulu-Miri today. A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department said the accident happened around 2.25 pm and that firemen from Bintulu station were despatched to the scene, about 23km from the station. Upon arriving, the […]
Man, 50, killed in crash
SERIAN: A middle-aged man died when he crashed into a house by the roadside after losing control of his vehicle during a collision with another vehicle and a motorcycle. Three others sustained minor injuries. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said it received an emergency call on the collision at Mile 29, Kuching-Serian […]
15 pct rise in crashes’ fatalities
MIRI: A total of 106 deaths were recorded from 91 road traffic crashes statewide in the first four months of this year. This shows a 15 per cent increase from the same period in 2021, said state Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. “Overall, the statistics are worrying,” he told a group of local […]
Motorist killed in car crash
KUCHING: A man died on the spot after the car he was driving crashed and landed on its side at Jalan Sultan Tengah today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said firemen from Petra Jaya station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 8.35 am. The […]
Crash takes one life, injures three
SIMUNJAN: One man was killed while three others were severely injured following a lorry-car accident at Sebuyau-Simunjan Road this morning. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call around 8.15am. Firemen from Simunjan and Asajaya were then despatched to the scene near Kampung Sebuyau, about 23km […]
