Man killed as train crashes into car in Sabah


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 01 Nov 2017

KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed while his friend sustained serious injuries after the pickup truck they were in was hit by a train in Papar near here Tuesday evening.

Papar district police chief Deputy Supt Ladamah Sulaiman said the driver Jumar Talib, 50, was pronounced dead at the Papar hospital while his friend Akob Tamsi, 50, is still receiving treatment.

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