Two dead, one injured after 4WD plunges into ravine near Penampang


KOTA KINABALU: Two people were killed and another injured after the vehicle they were in lost control and plunged into a ravine at Kampung Moyog, Penampang, near here Wednesday (May 28) night.

The Sabah Operations Centre of the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), in a statement, said the two, aged 40 and 49 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.

"We received an emergency call at 8.15pm and dispatched nine firefighters along with one fire engine to the scene," the statement read.

It said the accident involved a four-wheel drive vehicle, adding that the bodies were handed over to the police for further action. - Bernama

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