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Lorry driver, passengers fined for SOP violation

SIBU: For sitting side by side in a lorry, the driver and his three passengers were fined RM1,000 each for violating movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedure (SOP) on Thursday (Feb 4). District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the four men were spotted sitting closely in the vehicle and did not practice […]

Firefighters free driver from overturned lorry

KUCHING: A lorry driver was rescued by firefighters after getting pinned in the driver’s side following a self accident along the Bau-Lundu Road today (Jan 28). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) vehicles and Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) from the Lundu station were deployed to the scene […]

Driver injured when lorry overturned

SRI AMAN: A lorry driver sustained injuries while its passenger was unharmed after the vehicle they were travelling in went out of control and overturned along KM45, Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching today. Sri Aman police chief DSP Bingkok John said the incident happened around 1.30am when the lorry travelling to Sibu, was descending Bukit Begunan. The […]

Driver hurt after lorry crashes into ditch

SIBU: A lorry driver was slightly injured after his vehicle went out of control and crashed into a ditch at Jalan Salim this morning. The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the central fire station to the scene after receiving a distress call around 8.55am. The firemen found the 38-year-old driver trapped in […]

Lorry driver dies in ravine plunge

SELANGAU: A lorry driver died after his oil palm fruit laden lorry plunged into a ravine at Batu 26 Sepiring, Jalan Selangau-Bintulu on Tuesday. State Traffic Police chief, Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the deceased – identified as Saidi Sahari, 35 – was driving along KM2 Jalan Balak, a plantation area, when he lost […]

Lorry driver killed in crash

BINTULU: A lorry driver was killed in a collision with another lorry in Samalaju Industrial area, Jalan Persisir Bintulu-Miri this early morning. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred around 4.30am at a three-way junction. It happened when one of the lorries was moving along a straight road and another […]

Youth loses over RM10k in loan scam

MIRI: A 22-year-old assistant lorry driver lost RM11,500 to a money-lending scam after wanting to take up a personal loan of RM10,000. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the victim had seen an advertisement on Nov 10 in a website on the Internet. “After he filled in the form on the website, the […]

Lorry driver detained for transporting illegal logs

SIBU: A lorry driver was detained for transporting illegal logs at Jalan Wawasan, Sungai Merah here on Nov 1. State Security and Enforcement Unit (UKPN) personnel together with Sibu police detained the suspect around 4.30pm after receiving information from the public. UPKN on Monday (Nov 16) said inspection on the lorry found that it was […]

Cancer patient requests help from public

BINTULU: A lorry driver has been out of work for the past eight months now as he is suffering from lymphatic cancer. Buludi Chili, 40, is hoping members of the public would come to his aid in lessening his financial burden. He, his wife and their four children aged between two and 13, are currently […]

One dead, one injured after lorry crashes into seven cars

MIRI: A lorry driver with heart disease is believed to have collapsed at the wheel and crashed into seven parked cars near a surau and a roadside kuih stall at Kampung Lopeng Tengah. The 31-year-old died at the scene. The incident occurred around 5.30 am on Friday (Aug 28). Meanwhile, one of the car owners, […]