Ranau community leader killed
Published on: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Ranau: A community leader here was killed when the pick-up truck he was travelling in collided with a lorry trailer at Kilometre 10 of the Ranau – Kundasang road Tuesday morning. Johnny Samin, 54, the Ranau Parliamentary Liaison Officer, was heading to Kundasang from Ranau on his Toyota Vigo when the accident happened at 2.35am. He died at the scene.
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In confirming this, Ranau Police Chief DSP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said Samin's vehicle collided with a trailer laden with onion and garlic. The trailer was believed heading to Tawau from Kota Kinabalu at the time of the incident, he said. "Initial investigation showed the mishap occurred on the downhill bend. It is believed the victim lost control of his vehicle and went into the opposite lane before hitting the trailer," he said. Ranau Fire and Rescue Chief Jimmy Lagung said he believed the victim died from his injuries after getting trapped inside his vehicle. A distress call from the public to the Ranau Fire and Rescue Station came at 2.42am and a fire engine and an Emergency Response team were dispatched to the scene, he said.
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