KUNAK: A collision involving three vehicles along the Tawau-Kunak Road on Saturday afternoon claimed two lives, including that of a Toyota Hilux driver who later died while receiving treatment at Kunak Hospital.
Sources said the female Hilux driver was thrown out of her vehicle during the crash, which occurred near a section of the Pan Borneo Highway currently under construction.
A male driver of a three-tonne pickup truck was pinned inside his wrecked vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Meanwhile, three occupants of a Proton Saga sustained only minor injuries.
The Kunak Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call via the MERS999 line at 11.57am and dispatched a team to the scene, located about 24 kilometres from the station.
Firefighters used special equipment to extricate the trapped pickup driver from the wreckage.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
