57yo man crushed to death by lorry tipper in freak accident

A paramedic attends to the deceased's body after it was extricated from beneath the lorry tipper.
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SIBU, March 7: A 57-year-old lorry driver was killed after being crushed by a lorry tipper at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce today.

A spokesman from Sibu Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call from a member of the public at 10.05am concerning a lorry driver who was pinned underneath a lorry tipper.

“Arriving at the scene, firefighters conducted a size-up and tried to save the victim using a rescue tool,” he said.

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When the victim, Young Leh Kui, was finally extricated from the bottom of the tipper, he was pronounced dead by paramedics.

“The victim was checking on the tipper when it accidentally came down and crushed him,” the spokesman said. — DayakDaily

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