Two men drown after their 4WD plunges into canal in freak accident


IPOH: Two men died after they were trapped inside a four-wheel drive (4WD) that lost control, turned turtle, ploughed into a canal and sank in Kampung Pulau Pisang, about 40km from here, on Thursday (Dec 28) morning.

Perak Tengah district deputy police chief Deputy Supt Mohd Uzir Ismail said that in the 11.40am incident, the 39-year-old driver of the 4WD and his 25-year-old passenger had earlier loaded the vehicle with oil palm from a plantation in the village.

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