Lorry driver dies in hydraulic oil drum explosion in Sibu


​SIBU: A lorry driver died in a hydraulic oil drum explosion at a scrap metal yard on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here on Thursday (April 18).

Sibu District police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili stated that a call regarding the incident was received at 1.30pm, prompting teams from the Central Police Station and Sibu District police headquarters to be dispatched to the scene.

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