40-year-old killed in Kota Kinabalu mishap

20 Jun 2024 • 12:12 PM MYT
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By: Jimmy Goh

Kota Kinabalu: A 40-year-old man was killed when his Toyota Crown crashed into the pedestrian bridge’s pillar near Chung Hwa School, here, Wednesday.

Chee Teck Kok, 40, from Keningau, was pronounced dead on the spot following the accident at about 12.50am. Chee

His cousin said the deceased was believed to be returning home to Donggongon from the city centre when the accident happened.

The deceased is believed to be working in the tourism industry and has a son.

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It took the team close to an hour to retrieve the man’s body from the wreckage.

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