Four men killed after Perodua Viva skids into lorry in Sepanggar

KOTA KINABALU: Four men were killed when the Perodua Viva they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a lorry on the road shoulder near Taman Jaya Diri, Jalan Sepanggar, here early this morning.

Kota Kinabalu Fire and Rescue station acting chief Mohd Hannis Moktar said a distress call was received at 2.37am, and six firefighters were dispatched to the scene about 20km from the station.

The car had veered off the road and hit a five-tonne lorry at the roadside, trapping all four victims inside, he said in a statement reported by Sinar Harian.

Firefighters freed the victims using special equipment, and medical personnel pronounced them dead at the scene.

The rescue operation ended at 3.55am, and the bodies were handed over to the police for further action.

The victims' identities and ages have not been released. What caused the car to lose control is not yet known and is subject to a police investigation.