Kota Kinabalu-bound train hits excavator after derailing


KOTA KINABALU: A change of tracks nearly caused 130 people their lives as the train they were travelling in derailed and hit an excavator early Monday.

The train from Beaufort was heading to the Tanjung Aru train station when the accident happened at about 5.30am.

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