Motorist killed, passengers hurt after car hits parked lorry in Keningau


The car that had crashed into the back of a parked lorry.

KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed while his two passengers were hurt when their car rammed into the back of a parked lorry in Sabah’s interior Keningau district early Monday (July 31).

Gerit Polong, 35, who was driving, died on the scene while his companions aged 19 and 25 were rushed to hospital following the 1am incident at Jalan Kampung Bakiau.

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