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Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024 8:40 PM MYT
SIBU, April 10 — A soldier died when the Proton car he was driving crashed into a ditch at Kilometre 9.6 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here today.
Sibu Zone 4 Fire Chief Andy Alie said the victim, John Ray Dohem, 31, was confirmed dead at the scene by medical officers from Sibu Hospital.
Upon receiving a call at 7.36am, a team of firefighters from Sungai Merah Fire and Rescue Station arrived at the scene at 7.51am.
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“They found that a Proton Saga car had veered into a ditch along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and the victim removed from the vehicle by members of the public,” he said in a statement today.
The body of the victim was later handed over to the police, he added. — Bernama
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