Three killed as car hits road divider in Sandakan

The condition of the wrecked vehicle following an accident which killed three men in Sandakan district.

KOTA KINABALU: Three men were killed when their car crashed into the road divider along Jalan Lintas Sibuga in Sandakan.

Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations chief Misran Bisara said the three were travelling together when the driver was believed to have lost control of the car at about 10am on Monday (Jan 10).

“According to witnesses, the car swerved into the road divider.

“Passers-by who saw the accident stopped to check on the condition of the occupants,” he said.

Misran said they managed to get two of the occupants out of the wrecked car and sent them to the hospital.

“The other person was trapped inside the car and firemen had to cut open the vehicle to get him out.

“All three were however pronounced dead later,” he said, adding that the cause of the accident was being investigated.

In an unrelated incident, search and rescue workers are looking for a man who was reported missing on Monday while fishing at Kg Lubuk Weston Tanjung in Beaufort.

The man had gone to sea on Sunday (Jan 9) and failed to return home, prompting his family to lodge a report with the authorities.

“Search operations are ongoing, we will update when we have more,” said Misran.