MUKAH: A dental assistant at the Bintagor Health Clinic died while his son was injured after the car they were travelling in skidded at the Bukit Dinding area of Jalan Mukah-Selangau on Saturday (March 25) morning.
James Landok, 43, from Rumah Pitre Ambit, Tinting Mawang Jalan Petai, Sarikei, succumbed to his injuries while his son Felix Ian, 19, suffered bruises to his right hand.
They were on the way to Mukah when the accident occurred at about 5am.
Mukah OCPD Deputy Supt Muhamad Rizal Alias, in a statement, said the victim lost control of his car on reaching a sharp bend at Jalan Mukah-Selangau.
"The driver of the car was confirmed dead by Selangau Health Clinic medical personnel,” he said. - Bernama