SEMPORNA, Sabah: A Singaporean man was among those killed in a collision between a tour van and a lorry in Malaysia on Monday (Mar 11) afternoon.
The 60-year-old man and a 40-year-old Vietnam national were killed in the accident in Semporna in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
The tourists were confirmed dead at the scene by a medical officer from the Ministry of Health, Semporna Fire and Rescue Station chief Sabah Mazlan Sarman said.
Three others were seriously injured, comprising the 42-year-old Malaysian tour van driver and two Singaporeans aged 67 and 71.
“Two other Singaporeans, an 11-year-old girl and a 58-year-old man, sustained minor injuries. All injured victims were sent to hospital for further treatment,” Mazlan said in a statement on Monday.
He added that the incident occurred as a result of the tour van colliding with a lorry before it skidded and crashed to the roadside.
The 25-year-old lorry driver escaped unhurt.
Source: CNA
