Two hurt in Sandakan tanker lorries mishap

12 Jan 2024 • 12:12 PM MYT
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SANDAKAN: Two people sustained slight injuries when their lorries – a Scania and a Nissan – collided at 5.30am along Jalan Labuk Batu 31, here, Thursday.

Sandakan District Police Chief ACP Abdul Fuad Abdul Malek said preliminary investigations showed that the Scania driven by a 56-year-old man was heading towards Bandar Sandakan from Batu 32.

While the Nissan driven by a 41-year-old man was headed the opposition direction.

The Scania cut into the opposite lane and collided with the Nissan.

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The accident was also caught on video which went viral on social media.

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