Mother, son injured after car plunges into drain
MIRI: A mother and her son were injured after the car they were travelling in plunged into a drain along Jalan Tudan last night (Jan 18). The victims were travelling in their Perodua Kancil when they were rear-ended by a Proton Saga and the impact caused the former to accelerate forward and plunge into a […]
Senior citizen injured after jumping into drain
SARIKEI: An elderly woman sustained injuries to her arms after jumping into a 5m-deep concrete drain along Jalan Meranti early yesterday (Jan 18). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call around 10am and deployed firemen from the Sarikei station to the scene. The team attempted to persuade […]
Missing disabled Kpg Gita woman found safe
KUCHING: A woman with disability who was feared missing yesterday (Jan 7) was found safe last night. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah confirmed this when contacted today. He said the 26-year-old woman was found safe and did not suffer any injuries. “She was found in the Saujana area at 8pm last night by a […]
Woman survives crash with light injuries
LUBOK ANTU: A woman driver sustained light injuries after her car skidded and crashed by the roadside near Sedarat yesterday. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the accident happened at 6.57am and they deployed firemen from Betong station to the scene. Upon arrival, they found that the 33-year-old victim could not […]
Passenger of 4WD killed in head-on collision
MIRI: A passenger in a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle was killed after it was involved in a head-on-collision with another 4WD at Jalan Beluru Bakong on yesterday (Nov 21). The 47-year-old man died due to injuries sustained in the collision. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, they received a report on the incident […]
Couple die in Kota Tinggi crash while on the way to polls
KOTA TINGGI: A man and his wife died, while their three-year-old daughter sustained injuries when the car they were travelling in to go to the polls today, met with an accident at KM46 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing here today. Kota Tinggi district police chief Supt Hussin Zamora said the crash, which involved a Perodua Alza […]
Two separate crashes leave three injured
KUCHING: Three individuals were left with injuries after the vehicles they were travelling in, swerved and crashed into ditches at separate locations today. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said all of the victims who are locals, were rescued out of their vehicles by passers-by before the rescue team arrived. The victims […]
Fatal crash claims one, injures another in Selangau
SELANGAU: A collision between a pickup truck and a car along Mile 35, Jalan Tamin, left a man dead and another with injuries last night (Nov 7). The 11.40pm accident also caused severe damage to both vehicles with the pickup truck overturned on the road. Aside from that, a 50-year-old man was reportedly be trapped […]
Father, son left homeless after fire guts house in Sematan
LUNDU: A father and his son were left homeless after their single-storey house in Kampung Trusan Jaya, Sematan, was razed to the ground this morning (Oct 26). Fortunately, the tenants aged 67 and 31, managed to get out to safety without sustaining any injuries. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen […]
Firemen alerted only 6 hours after fire started
MIRI: Thirty-four people from 20 families were made homeless when fire destroyed a workers’ quarters in an oil palm plantation at Jalan Marudi, here on Today (Sept 27). Miri Fire and Rescue Department acting chief Ahmad Nizam said they received an emergency call around 3.23pm – about six hours after the incident. Nevertheless, firefighters were […]
