2 dead, one injured after 4WD plunges into ravine in Sabah
The fire and rescue department received an emergency call about the incident at 8.15pm. (Polis Daerah Penampang Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA : Two people were killed and another injured after the four-wheel-drive they were in lost control and plunged into a ravine at Kampung Moyog, Penampang, near Kota Kinabalu last night.
According to a Bernama report, the fire and rescue department's Sabah operations centre said the two, aged 40 and 49, were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
'We received an emergency call at 8.15pm and dispatched nine firefighters along with one fire engine to the scene,' said the centre.
It said the bodies were handed over to the police for further action.
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