Teenagers killed after bike hit by car in Padawan
PADAWAN: Two teenage girls died at Batu 13, Jalan Kuching-Serian, here yesterday (August 4) after their motorcycle was hit by a car. Padawan district police chief Superintendent Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said they received a report about the incident at around 9.14pm. “The accident occurred when both victims, aged 18, were on a motorcycle and attempting […]
Israeli army kills Palestinian child in West Bank
TORONTO: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a child late Wednesday during a raid on the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The child, who suffered a serious head wound from a bullet fired by the occupation forces, was taken to the Qalqilya State Hospital and subsequently passed away, Anadolu Agency reported citing a […]
26 killed after bus plunges off cliff in Mexico
MEXICO CITY: At least 26 people were killed and about 20 injured Wednesday after a bus coming from Mexico City plunged off a cliff on a highway in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, local authorities confirmed. The accident occurred in the early morning in the municipality of Magdalena Penasco, when the vehicle veered off […]
Three inmates found hanged at Ecuador prison
Quito, Ecuador: Three inmates were found hanged Wednesday in a prison in Ecuador, where more than 400 people have died in bloody gang clashes at detention centers since 2021, authorities said. During a head count at the Riobamba prison, guards “identified three inmates suspended, without vital signs, with presumed indications of hanging,” the country’s prison […]
Motorcyclist killed in crash with car in Sri Aman
SIMANGGANG: A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash at the Temudok Flyover after he was thrown off his motorcycle yesterday (March 24). The deceased was involved in a collision with a sedan before the impact of the crash sent him flying off his bike. He then landed on the left lane of the flyover. […]
Driver killed as crashes into tree
KUCHING: A man was killed after he lost control of his vehicle which crashed into a tree, causing the car to turn upside down during the wee hours of the morning (Feb 10). The Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received a call at 4.49 am about the accident near the Hui Sing Garden roundabout. […]
Ankara declares 7-day national mourning as over 2,300 killed in quake
DIYARBAKIR (Turkiye): At least 2,379 people were killed and 14,483 others were injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye following two strong earthquakes that jolted the southern part of the country on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported Vice President Fuat Oktay said. Early Monday morning, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province and […]
Excavator operator killed in ravin plunge
SIBU: An elderly man was killed when the excavator he was operating fell into a ravine near Jalan Assan Nunggang, Jalan KJD here yesterday (Dec 27). In the 3.18pm incident, John Singke, 62, was pinned under the wreckage. A spokesman for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the rescuers began extricating the trapped […]
Two killed in four-vehicle crash
LUNDU: Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle collision at Jalan Bau, here this morning (Dec 6). The collision involved a Perodua Myvi, a Perodua Kenari, a Proton Saga and a trailer. A Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesman said the collision occurred at 7.56am. Two of the three passengers in the Perodua Kenari were […]
Sexagenarian killed in lorry-motorcycle collision
KUCHING: An elderly man succumbed to his injuries after his motorcycle was rear ended by a lorry along Jalan Pending this afternoon (Nov 29). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah when contacted, confirmed that the accident happened around 12.35pm when both vehicles – a motorcycle and a lorry, were moving in the same direction. The collision […]
