Passersby rescue trapped motorcyclist
KUCHING: A teenage motorcyclist was rescued from being trapped under a vehicle after a road accident that occurred at Jalan Kolong 2, Matang yesterday. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call pertaining to the 11.48am incident. Following the call, a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station was deployed to the […]
Pedestrian hit by car dies
BINTULU: An elderly woman was killed when she was hit by a car while crossing the road at the Paragon Road traffic light area on Tuesday (Aug 4). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident occurred around 6am when the driver was travelling from Jalan Paragon to Kampung Baru. […]
Ops Lancar to ensure smoother traffic flow
KUCHING: Sarawak police launched a five-day operation on July 28 to ensure smooth traffic flows during Hari Raya Aidiladha which is celebrated tomorrow (July 31). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation, codenamed Ops Lancar, would concentrate on 23 hotspots to deal with an influx of vehicles, especially […]
Road accidents round-up in Sarawak
By Nurul Shima Shahminon, Margaret Ringgit, Florence Genta Senior citizen dies in crash into ditch In Bintulu, a senior citizen died after a four-wheel drive vehicle he was driving crashed into a ditch in front of Bintulu Hospital here on Saturday night (July 25). The incident happened around 11pm and the victim Albert Ato, 59, […]
Elderly dies while crossing road
SIBU: An elderly woman was killed after she was hit by a van while crossing a road yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the accident happened around 11am at Ulu Lanang road here. The victim was identified as Lik Sie Hua, 69, from Lanang road. “We found that the van driven […]
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 […]
Justice forsaken
The older I get, the faster I was. There are old bikers and there are bold bikers, but there are no old, bold bikers. – Evel Knievel, American stunt performer and entertainer Alice was driving out of the lane to her house with three children when a drunk teenaged motorcyclist rammed into her vehicle on […]
