By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Nov 2: A 56-year-old man was killed after the cement lorry he was driving overturned and plunged into a ravine along Jalan Pantu today.
The victim, identified as Ngaji anak Sarit, was found trapped inside the overturned vehicle and unconscious when firefighters reached the scene at about 2.37pm.
According to a report by Sri Aman Fire and Rescue Station (BBP Sri Aman), its personnel were informed that the fire engine could not access the accident site, prompting the operation commander, PBK I Noor Faqriakmal Jamari, to use a Hilux belonging to a plantation company to reach the location.
Two excavators belonging to Awana Kapital Sdn Bhd were subsequently deployed to assist in the rescue operation.
Firefighters used rescue equipment to free the trapped victim before placing him on a Junkin stretcher to transport him to a safe location.
The victim was successfully extricated at 4pm and subsequently pronounced dead by Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel.
His body was later handed over to the police for further action. —DayakDaily
