The accident scene where a couple was killed and another sustained injuries in Penampang yesterday.
PENAMPANG: A couple was killed yesterday in an accident which saw their motorcycle and another motorcycle sandwiched between a trailer truck and a four-wheel-drive vehicle at Jalan Penampang, near the Sigar roundabout in Dongonggon.
In the 11.45 am incident, another motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and taken to the intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), where his condition was reported to be in stable.
The couple was identified as Bunsilak @ Anastasius, 69, and Tilis @ Bibiana binti Jikoni, 65, from Kampung Duvanson, Putatan.
Acting district police chief DSP Azmir Abd Razak said the victims died on the spot.
“Initial police investigation showed that the trailer truck was making a turn at the roundabout to head towards Tambunan from Jalan Lintas, when he heard a loud bang coming from the rear of his trailer. A Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive vehicle subsequently rammed into the two motorcycles that were tailing the trailer truck.
“This resulted in both motorcycles being sandwiched between the left rear tyre of the trailer truck and the front of the four-wheel-drive vehicle. The pillion rider of one of the motorcycle was also flung a couple of metres to the front and ran over by the trailer truck,” he disclosed yesterday.
Azmir said the victims’ bodies have been taken to the QEH for a post mortem, whlie family members of the deceased have been notified accordingly of the incident. He added that the third injured victim is still being treated in the same hospital and is reportedlt in stable condition.
“Police have detained both drivers of the trailer and the four-wheel-drive vehicle to assist in police investigation,” said Azmir, while urging eyewitness to come forward to assist police in their investigation.
The case would be investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.