SANDAKAN: A 50-year-old woman selling fruit at a roadside stall was killed after a log-laden trailer truck crashed into her stall along Mile 27 Jalan Labuk here, on Wednesday.
The woman was pronounced dead at the Ulu Dusun Health Clinic, where she was taken for treatment following the 8.30am incident.
The crash, which involved two lorries and a car, also left a 31-year-old woman seriously injured after she became trapped inside a 10-tonne goods lorry.
Three other victims, including a three-year-old girl, escaped the incident unharmed.
OCPD ACP George Abd Rakman said the fruit seller sustained injuries in the collision and was taken to the Ulu Dusun Health Clinic for medical attention.
“However, she was pronounced dead while receiving treatment at the clinic,” he said when contacted.
George added that the exact cause of the accident remained under investigation. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Recovery operations were also carried out to clear logs scattered across the road, allowing the route to be reopened to traffic, he added. – James Leong
Rescuers extricating a victim from the collapsed wooden stalls.
Sandakan firemen attend to an injured passenger in the goods lorry.
Logs strewn at the crash site.
