KOTA BHARU, Oct 7 —A local man was killed after the four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle he was driving is believed to have skidded before plunging into a ravine about 100 metres deep at Jalan Ladang Pos Pulat, in Gua Musang. The vehicle and victim were only found two days after the incident.

Gua Musang police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said police received a report from a member of the public at 4.30 pm yesterday about the discovery of the Toyota Hilux at the bottom of the ravine, with the victim found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene.

He said preliminary investigations found that the accident was believed to have occurred last Sunday, two days before the vehicle and victim were found.

“Based on information from the victim’s wife, the victim’s last live location was detected on Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of the incident.