Two men escape death while washing 4WD vehicle in river


The four-wheel drive vehicle being engulfed by the river.

KOTA KINABALU: Two men, who were washing their vehicle in a river, narrowly escaped death after water levels rose suddenly.

Mu Vu Yian, 26, and Eme Pikin, 25, were washing their four-wheel drive vehicle in the Kampung Notorus river along the Penampang-Tambunan road at about 2pm Tuesday when there was a sudden surge of water.

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