Man dies in freak accident after being pinned underneath lorry’s bucket
PADAWAN: A lorry driver was found dead after he was pinned underneath his lorry’s bucket during a daily routine vehicle inspection at his house this morning. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted, said they received a report by the victim’s elder brother around 7.21am at Kota Padawan police station. Following the […]
Man slashed by fighting cock dies
BINTULU: A man was killed by a fighting rooster during an illegal cockfight in this district on Sunday afternoon (Aug 29). According to Bintulu Police Chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, the 42-year-old victim was struck by the rooster’s gaff, a razor-sharp steel blade attached to a leg of a fighting cock. He said that the blade […]
Man dies after falling down stairs
PADAWAN: A 55-year-old man died after he is believed to have slipped and fell down the stairs in a rental house at Mile 7, Jalan Penrissen last Friday (Aug 27). The paramedics, upon receiving an emergency call at 9.35pm, rushed to the scene and pronounced the victim, identified as Jerry Bigali, a lorry driver from […]
Man succumbs to injuries after crash
SIBU: A man succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment after he was involved in a car-lorry accident at Jalan Lanang here on Sunday (Apr 25). State Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident took place around 4.30pm when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. “The victim, identified as Louis Soden, […]
