Factory worker succumbs to injuries

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KUCHING: A factory worker has died from injuries sustained after his car slammed into a tree near Kota Sentosa early yesterday.

DIFFICULT TASK: Firemen prepare to extricate the unconscious victim from his mangled car.

The middle-aged victim was on his way to the Kota Sentosa traffic light intersection from his workplace at Mile 8 Penrissen Road when the accident happened around 12.15am.

According to witnesses, the Proton Saga Aeroback driven by the victim appeared to have gone out control moments before it struck a tree in the middle of the road. The incident left the victim pinned to his seat, unconscious.

The public contacted the Fire Department for help.

Firefighters took several minutes to extricate the factory worker from his wrecked car, so he could be sent to Sarawak General Hospital for treatment.

The victim later succumbed to his injuries.