BINTULU: A Proton Saga sedan was destroyed in a fire following a collision with a lorry along Jalan Bintulu-Bakun at Batu 27 of the Pan-Borneo Highway early this morning.
According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), they received an emergency call on the incident at 7.15am today.
A team from the Bintulu fire station was dispatched to the scene, located about 45km away, and arrived at 7.40am.
“The operation commander said the sedan was engulfed in flames and sustained 100 per cent damage.
“However, no casualties were reported as the driver managed to escape from the vehicle safely before the fire spread,” Bomba said in a statement.
Firefighters carried out extinguishing works and brought the blaze under control.
The operation ended at 8.05am.
