By DayakDaily Team
BINTULU, Jan 17: A lorry driver was tragically burned to death after his vehicle, loaded with rocks, collided with another lorry and caught fire at Mile 27 Jalan Bintulu-Miri late last night (Jan 16).
Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Bintulu responded to the emergency at 10pm and swiftly deployed a team of firefighters to the scene.
According to the operation commander, the lorry carrying rocks had rear-ended a lorry transporting logs, causing it to burst into flames.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the rock-laden lorry almost entirely engulfed in fire. A witness reported that a victim, believed to be the driver, was still trapped inside the vehicle.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and, upon inspection, discovered the charred remains of the driver in the driver’s seat.
The victim’s remains were recovered and handed over to the police for further action.
Meanwhile, the driver of the lorry carrying logs was not present at the scene and has yet to be located. — DayakDaily
