Senior citizen dies in head-on crash with lorry

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Firefighters seen shortly after extricating the deceased from his car.

SARIKEI: An elderly man was killed after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry along Pakan Road, near SK Babai here yesterday.

The victim, identified as 70-year-old Ketit Beti, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.

Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Bintangor chief Nicholas Belulin said rescuers were despatched to the crash site following a distress call at 1.21pm.

He said upon arrival, the team found the deceased pinned to the driver’s seat and proceeded to extricate him.

“We were also informed by the public that a woman passenger in the car, aged 64, had sustained injuries and had been sent to Pakan clinic for treatment,” he said.

The lorry driver, 42, was not hurt in the incident.