Man succumbs to injuries following collision

SIBU: An assistant clerk succumbed to his injuries following a fatal lorry-car collision along Mile 23, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu on Monday. The victim identified as Mohammad Nurrahim Ramli, 30, died at 6.49pm at Sibu Hospital, about two hours after the accident. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu who confirmed the case said both vehicles […]

Lorry plunges into ravine, one killed and one injured

JULAU: A man was killed and another lightly injured when the lorry they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a ravine at Jalan Merurun here today (Aug 17). In the 11.30pm incident, Raddy Gudet, 37, died on the spot while Boniface Beruang Tinggom, 24, suffered injuries to his head and body. Sarawak Traffic Investigation […]

Two motorcyclists killed in separate accidents

MIRI: Two motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents that occurred within an hour last Friday (Mar 19). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the first accident happened around 6.30pm at KM2, Jalan Pembalakan Samling, Ulu Baram in Marudi. The accident involved a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle and a motorcycle, travelling in opposite directions. […]

10-tonne lorry catches fire

BINTULU: A 10-tonne lorry caught fire at Jalan Kemena-Bintulu here last Sunday (Oct 25). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a call on the incident at 9.15pm and deployed firefighters of Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. Upon arrival, the fire had damaged 80 percent of the lorry’s unloaded engine […]

Run over by lorry

KUCHING: A female pedestrian died on the spot after she was allegedly run over by a lorry. The accident happened at Mile 7, Jalan Penrissen last Friday evening. State traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, said a call about the accident was received around 4.30pm. “The lorry was on the way to Kuching when […]

Senior citizen killed

BINTULU: An elderly man died after he was knocked by a lorry at KM17 Bintulu-Miri Road on Monday evening. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Superintendent Alexson Naga Chabu said the man died on the spot. “The fatal crash occurred around 5.30pm. The victim was about to cross the road towards the Tuai Rumah […]

Woman severely injured in collision

SAMARAHAN: A woman suffered severe injuries on her leg when the motorcycle she rode crashed into a lorry, here on Wednesday (Sept 30). According to Kota Samarahan district police chief, DSP Sudirman Kram the 12pm incident happened at Lorong 22, Desa Ilmu. “The driver of the lorry, 34, was driving heading towards Desa Ilmu rows […]

Motorist died in crash

MIRI:  A 39-year-old motorist died after his car collided head-on with a lorry near Suai Bridge on the Pan Borneo Miri-Bintulu Road on Thursday (July 30). Firemen were called to the scene near Rumah Robert, a longhouse, at 4.34pm after the collision to help extricate the motorist who was trapped in his car. The rescue […]

Lorry laden with eggs catches fire

MIRI: Thousands of boxes of eggs were destroyed when a 10-tonne stationary lorry caught fire yesterday morning at Mile 7 1/2 Jalan Miri-Bintulu road. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the back portion of the egg-laden lorry was destroyed in the 10.25am incident. Fortunately, no one […]

Three died in a crash involving 2 Lorries

JEMPOL: An elderly married couple and another man were killed in a crash involving two Lorries along Jalan Bahau-Rompin nearhere today, police said. The dead couple is Md Jantan Samsuddin, 65, and Hasemah Hashim, 60, who were in a 10-tonne lorry laden with rubberwood that crashed into an empty trailer lorry at 11.25am, said Jempol […]