Woman sacrifices life to save grandchild in motorcycle accident


KOTA KINABALU: A 56-year-old woman sacrificed her life to save her nine-year-old grandchild by pushing him away when the boy was about to be hit by a motorcycle.

As a result, she was hit by the bike and died in the accident on Jalan Universiti Malaysia Sabah near Kampung Rampayan here on Tuesday (April 18).

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