Two young sisters killed after lorry bursts into flames in Sandakan


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 30 Jul 2017

Firemen carrying out investigations at the crash site

KOTA KINABALU: Two sisters were burnt to death when the lorry they were travelling in plunged into a ravine and caught fire along the Sandakan road on Saturday night.

Amanda and Marcilla Faizul, aged eight and four, were with two adults identified as Ikin, in her 20s, and Asim Taladu, 33, during the 7pm mishap. Both the adults sustained injuries.

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