Teachers, students hurt after bridge collapses near water village near KK


KOTA KINABALU: Four teachers and two students fell when a wooden bridge collapsed during a house visit programme at a water village in Pulau Gaya, off the Sabah capital, on Wednesday (Oct 23).

Sabah Education director Datuk Raisin Saidin confirmed the incident, saying there were initially six teachers and two policemen in the group who were visiting the homes of students to address the issue of truancy in Kampung Lok Kurai.

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