TAWAU: A mother and her two adult sons died on the spot, while her teenage daughter was seriously injured, after their multipurpose vehicle skidded and crashed into an oil palm tree at Mile 14, Jalan Apas, on Monday morning.
District police chief ACP Rosdi Mat Jusoh said the 50-year-old woman and her sons, aged 28 and 30, were pronounced dead at the scene at about 10.16am, while the 15-year-old daughter was rushed by ambulance to the Red Zone of Tawau Hospital’s Emergency Department with severe rib and abdominal injuries.
Preliminary investigations by the District Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division (BSPTD) revealed that the 28-year-old son, who was found to be driving without a driving licence, suspectedly lost control of the Perodua Alza along a straight stretch while the family was travelling from Kampung Bahagia, Sandakan, towards Tawau town.
The impact caused the vehicle to veer onto the grassy left shoulder, hit an oil palm tree, skid approximately 60 metres, and overturn.
Rosdi added that the bodies were taken to the Tawau Hospital Forensic Unit for post-mortem examinations, the vehicle was detained for Puspakom inspection, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 as police appeal for eyewitnesses to come forward.
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