MIRI, Oct 13: A student was killed after being struck by a car while crossing the road at KM 55 near SMK Luar Bandar Bekenu here today.
In a statement, Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah confirmed that police received a report of the accident, which involved a car driven by a 46-year-old local woman travelling from Miri to Bakong.
The accident was believed to have occurred at 1.10pm when the student was crossing the road before being hit by the car.
As a result of the collision, the car sustained damage to its front left section. The driver was uninjured, while the student was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical assistant from the Tun Abang Haji Openg Bekenu health clinic at approximately 1.20pm.
