Trio escape in nick of time
Published on: Thursday, June 20, 2019
By: Jeremy S Zabala
PAPAR: Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, escaped with minor injuries after a lorry laden with vegetables skidded off the road and burst into flames in an accident along Km 38 Jalan Kimanis-Keningau, here, Tuesday.
District Police Chief DSP Batholomew Ak Umpit said the incident happened at about 12.30pm when the lorry driven by a man in his 30s along with two passengers were on their way to Kota Kinabalu from Keningau.
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Upon reaching a downhill corner, he said the driver lost control of the lorry before hitting a nearby hill and turning sideways on the road.
Batholomew said the driver along with the passengers escaped in the nick of time before the lorry caught fire.
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