KENINGAU: A car rammed into the back of a parked lorry here early Monday, killing its driver and injuring two passengers.
Gerit Polong, 35, who was driving, died on the scene while his passengers, aged 19 and 25, were rushed to hospital following the 1am incident at Jalan Kampung Bakiau.
The district Fire and Rescue Station received a call about the accident at 1.02am and 14 members led by operations commander Norhasrita Abdul Manari rushed to the scene with machinery and found all three trapped in their car.
“Our men freed the victims and the injured were given initial treatment by the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit.
“A team from the Health Ministry confirmed the driver had died on the scene,” he said.
The injured victims were then sent to the district hospital in an ambulance, he added.
The spokesman said the body of the deceased was handed over to the police for the next course of action, and the operation ended at 1.40am.
