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Sexagenarian dies in collision

MUKAH: An elderly motorcyclist died from his injuries after his motorcycle was believed to have been rear-ended by a car along KM121, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu yesterday. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhammad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the accident happened around 1pm when the victim was riding his motorcycle alone. Investigation found that as the […]

Mother, child killed in Kuala Pilah crash

KUALA PILAH: Two family members were killed and four others sustained injuries when they were involved in a crash on Jalan Terachi-Tanjung Ipoh here, early this morning. Seri Menanti Fire and Rescue station operations commander senior fire officer II Norhirwan Zainal said that the two victims were identified as Nuratika Arsad, 27, and her three-year-old […]

At least 149 dead in Halloween stampede in Seoul

SEOUL: At least 149 people have been killed with 76 others injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district, as huge crowds of partygoers stampeded at late-night Halloween celebrations, Yonhap News Agency quoted fire authorities Sunday. The accident took place Saturday night in a narrow downhill alley near Hamilton Hotel in the famous nightlife […]

Man, woman killed in early morning motorcycle crash

LIMBANG: A man and a woman were killed in a motorcycle crash yesterday morning (Oct 28). According to a Borneo Network Facebook post, Limbang district police chief Supt Parum Niot said the incident took place at Jalan Kubu heading towards Limbang city centre. He said the fatal accident happened at around 3.30am in the morning. […]

9-year-old girl killed in Gelang Patah road crash

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A nine-year-old girl died, while four others were injured, including two with serious injuries, in a road crash involving two cars at Jalan Ismail Sultan, East Ledang, Gelang Patah here last night. Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Ahmad Nazran Omar said the girl, identified as S […]

Motorcyclist killed in early morning crash

KUCHING: A motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident near Bintawa here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, when contacted, said that the incident happened at around 3am this morning (Oct 15). He said the police received a report on the accident at 3.30am. “The 29-year-old man was killed in the accident which happened at […]

18, including 8 children, die in southern Pakistan bus fire

ISLAMABAD: At least 18 people, including eight children, were killed and 28 others injured on Wednesday night after a passenger bus caught fire in Pakistan’s southern Jamshoro district, police said on Thursday. The area’s Deputy Superintendent of Police Wajid Thaheem was quoted by Xinhua as telling the media that the bus was engulfed in flames […]

1 dead after gunmen ambush high school football players in Philadelphia

WASHINGTON: A football player was killed and three others were injured after gunmen ambushed them outside a high school in Philadelphia, the US state of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 4.30pm local time outside Roxborough High School, reportedly after a football scrimmage ended, reported Xinhua. Police said the players were walking off […]

Wild elephant kills elderly woman in Tawau

TAWAU: A wild elephant is believed to have trampled an elderly woman to death near the Dumpas area, in Jalan Merota-Kalabakan, near here this morning. The incident is believed to have occurred at 7.30 am while the victim Samsiah Arshad, 67, and her husband Tahir Salleh, were headed to Kongsi 4 of the Cenderamata oil […]