Man killed in freak accident

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PENAMPANG: A man was killed on the spot when the car he was travelling in rammed into the back of a lorry at Jalan Bundusan here yesterday.

The victim, identified as Melvin Chong Choon Yong, 28, was travelling to Luyang from Penampang in the 3pm incident.

The victim, from Taman Fu Yen, Jalan Penampang, was believed to have lost control of his Proton Satria before ramming into the back of the lorry, which was parked by the roadside, as some workers were carrying out underground cable works.

It was learnt that the works started at about 2pm.

Fire personnel went to the scene and took the victim’s body out of the car which was badly damaged.

The victim was later sent to a hospital for a post-mortem.

Police are carrying out investigation into the cause of the accident.