Falling Container Kills Father and Daughter in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 19 – Police have detained a 49-year-old trailer driver to assist investigations following a fatal accident in which a container toppled onto a vehicle, killing a father and his daughter along Jalan Sepanggar near Sepanggar Port.

The victims, identified as 53-year-old Mohd Jadi Pelbi and his 24-year-old daughter, Norfaieza Mohd Jadi, were trapped inside their Toyota Avanza after the container fell onto the vehicle at about 6.15pm on Saturday.

Falling Container

Kota Kinabalu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shahrudin Mat Husain said preliminary investigations found the Hino container lorry had stopped in the left lane to load a container that had been placed beside the road.

While the container was being lifted onto the trailer, it reportedly lost balance and toppled onto the victims’ vehicle travelling towards Sepanggar Port.

Firefighters, assisted by two cranes, took more than three hours to free the trapped vehicle. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Photo: Screengrab from Social Media video

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