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New Straits Times
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
Wedding joy turns tragic as cousins killed in crash
PENAMPANG: Two cousins died and another was injured when their car veered off the road and plunged into a ravine along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan near Kampung Moyog last night. The 8pm crash claimed the lives of the driver, Steve Oyong, 54, and a passenger, Rayner Jentolmin@Condrad, 49. The only survivor, Maxwell Minor, 29, was taken to hospital for treatment. They were returning to Kampung Madsiang after attending a relative's wedding in Tambunan. Penampang Fire and Rescue Station chief Zeno Tingalan said an emergency call was received at 8.15pm. "Nine personnel, along with a fire engine and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services unit, were deployed to the location, about 28km from the station," he said in a statement today. He said the crash involved an Isuzu Bighorn, which skidded and plunged into a ravine. "The team retrieved all three victims. Two were confirmed dead at the scene, while the injured man was given initial treatment by EMRS before being sent to hospital," he said. Zeno said the bodies were handed over to the police for further action, and the operation concluded at 10.37pm.
New Straits Times
07-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Myanmar worker dies in freak mishap
MELAKA: A construction worker from Myanmar died after he was trapped in a sand pump machine at a housing construction site in Pulau Gadong, here today. Melaka Tengah Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Mohd Ismail Harun said they received an emergency call at 11.56 am, and a team of firefighters, along with a Light Fire Rescue Tender (LFRT) and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) team rushed to the scene. "Firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later and found a 26-year-old male victim stuck in the sand pump while carrying out construction work. "He was pronounced dead at the scene and efforts to extricate the body are still ongoing," he said in a statement. He said the operation to extricate the victim is being assisted by the Cheng Fire and Rescue Station, which deployed a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) and eight personnel to the scene.
