By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Oct 19: A 43-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision involving a Perodua Kenari and a palm oil tanker along Jalan Tanjung Manis, heading towards Sibu, this morning.
The accident occurred at about 10.44am on Monday, involving the car travelling from Tanjung Manis towards Sibu and the tanker, which was heading in the opposite direction from Sibu towards Tanjung Manis.
According to a report from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the car driver was confirmed dead at the scene by Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel.
The impact reportedly threw the victim out of the vehicle and into a large drain near the accident site. Members of the public had moved him to the side of the drain before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters subsequently assisted in moving the victim to a safer location before handing him over to the police for further action.
Meanwhile, the 51-year-old tanker driver sustained minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Tanjung Manis Health Clinic for further treatment.
Bomba received the emergency call at 10.44am and arrived at the scene at 11am.
A team of nine personnel from the Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Station, led by Operations Commander PBK I Adam Gauk, responded to the incident using a CFRT vehicle and a Nissan Navara. Firefighters also carried out flushing work to clear accident debris from the road before concluding the operation at 12.40pm. – DayakDaily
