KOTA KINABALU: A 40-year-old male motorcyclist was killed after becoming trapped beneath an 8-ton lorry in a road accident near Puri Warisan, Jalan Tuaran Bypass, at around 5.30pm on Wedneday.
The victim was found pinned under the lorry and had been removed by members of the public before emergency services arrived.
The incident was reported via MERS999 and Lintas rescue units arrived at the scene in nine minutes.
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