KUCHING, Oct 19: A 43-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision involving a Perodua Kenari and a palm oil tanker along Jalan Tanjung Manis, heading towards Sibu, this morning.
The accident occurred at about 10.44am on Monday, involving the car travelling from Tanjung Manis towards Sibu and the tanker, which was heading in the opposite direction from Sibu towards Tanjung Manis.
According to a report from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the car driver was confirmed dead at the scene by Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel.
The impact reportedly threw the victim out of the vehicle and into a large drain near the accident site. Members of the public had moved him to the side of the drain before firefighters arrived.
