Driver killed in two-lorry collision in Simpang Renggam

SIMPANG RENGGAM: A male lorry driver was killed in an accident with another lorry on the North-South Expressway. Renggam Fire station chief Mohd Nizar Ma’mun said the incident happened at KM69 of the expressway on Thursday (Aug 22) He said they received an emergency call about the incident at 6.29pm. Six firemen and a Fire Rapid Tender...

Durian seller dies after suffering electric shock in Kota Belud fire

KOTA KINABALU: A durian seller died after falling unconscious from an electric shock while trying to escape a burning hut in Kota Belud district on Tuesday (Aug 20). The 67-year-old, identified as Latihim Baling Kok, was said to have touched live wires as she was fleeing the hut. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department station chief for Kota...

Climber collapses, dies 200m from Mt Kinabalu summit

KOTA KINABALU: A local man fainted during his attempt to climb Mount Kinabalu and was later pronounced dead in Sabah’s hill district of Ranau, some 100km from here. The 52-year-old man, who was climbing with his wife, was within 200m of reaching Malaysia’s highest peak when he collapsed on Tuesday (June 11). Ranau police chief Deputy Supt...

One dead, another injured as tree falls in KL city centre

KUALA LUMPUR: One person has died and another injured after a tree fell on Jalan Sultan Ismail here, hitting 17 vehicles. KL Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) M. Fatta M. Amin said they received a distress call at 2.19pm on Tuesday (May 7). "We dispatched 27 firemen, four fire engines and four emergency medical rescue...

One dead, four injured after 4WD plunges into Batang Kali gorge

PETALING JAYA: A woman died after her four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle fell into a gorge in Batang Kali. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department was notified of the road accident at 6.28pm Sunday (Feb 11). He said the operation chief at the location confirmed that a 4WD had...

Man shot dead in Puchong, cops seal off road

SUBANG JAYA: A man has been killed in a shootout with police in Puchong Prima here. Many curious onlookers crowded the area as police blocked off the road where the shooting occurred on Sunday (Jan 14). Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat was spotted at the scene of the incident and said a full...

Friends watch helplessly as man snatched by crocodile in Lahad Datu

KOTA KINABALU: A group of men could only look on helplessly as their friend was mauled by a crocodile in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district early Wednesday (Sept 20). In the pre-dawn attack, four men were trapping crabs in waters off Kampung Tinagian, Tanjung Labian, when the reptile lunged at the victim, a 23-year-old oil...

Orang Asli woman dies after being trampled by elephant near Gerik durian farm

IPOH: A 63-year-old Orang Asli woman was killed after being trampled by an elephant near a durian farm in Kampung Bal, RPS Kemar at Gerik. Gerik OCPD Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said investigations found that the victim had gone to the farm to pick some durians before she came across the animal between 4pm and 5pm on...