Published: Wednesday August 17, 2011 MYT 6:27:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday August 17, 2011 MYT 6:28:59 PM
Nine killed in lorry-SUV collision in Sarawak
By LEONARD PHANG
KUCHING: Nine Indonesians were killed in a horrific collision near Sri Aman that flung most of them out of their vehicle and onto the road.
The Indonesians were travelling in a Toyota Rush, which collided head-on with a lorry at KM34 on the Sri Aman-Sarikei road at about 3.50am Wednesday. The lorry was heading towards Kuching.
The deceased are Asmadi, 21, Maulidi Mumziri, 22, Muslimin Jabir, 25, Ilham Muzani, 26, Zafri Anwar, 26, Ilham Tamrim, 27, Yusran Said, 29, Zunaidi Tamrim, 38, and Juhran, 40.
Most of the victims died on the spot.
A passenger of the Toyota Rush survived the crash.
The lorry driver, Then Kee Nyong, 45, suffered leg injuries.
Police and Fire and Rescue Department personnel arrived at the scene at about 4am and were shocked at what they saw.
"Many of the victims were lying on the road. The vehicle was just too packed with people,” said a police spokesman.
The bodies of the victims were later sent to the mortuary at the Sarawak General Hospital.
Rescue workers had to extricate the lorry driver, who was trapped in his vehicle which landed on its side. He has been detained by the police for investigations.
