SARATOK, Oct 11: A 78-year-old man was killed while two others were injured in an accident involving a Toyota Hilux and a Perodua Bezza at Kilometer 418.4 of the Pan Borneo Highway towards Betong, near the Simpang Saratok P-turn, this morning.
Saratok district police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said police received information about the accident at 12.52pm.
“Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred at about 10.57am when the Toyota Hilux, travelling straight along the left lane towards Betong, was unable to avoid colliding with the Perodua Bezza, which suddenly emerged from the P-turn junction.
“As a result of the collision, all three individuals involved sustained injuries before being taken by ambulance to Saratok Hospital for treatment,” he said in a TVS news report.
