Driver killed after lorry plunges 150 feet into ravine near Pos Blau–Lojing

GUA MUSANG, July 5 — A lorry driver was killed after the 10-tonne lorry he was driving plunged into a 150-foot ravine near the Pos Blau-Lojing Bridge here yesterday.

Gua Musang Fire and Rescue Station chief Asst Senior Fire Supt Muhammad Azrul Izzham Zulkifli said a firefighting team from his station reached the location, almost 98 kilometres away at 1.59 pm after receiving a call about the crash at 11.58am.

“The team found that a 10-tonne lorry had plunged into the ravine near an orchard. Preliminary information from the police revealed the man, in his 40s, was pinned under a tree,” he said in a statement yesterday, adding that firefighters had to remove the tree trunk to retrieve the man, who was pronounced dead on the scene.

The body was handed over to the police for further action, he added.

Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo confirmed the incident when contacted, and added that further investigations were ongoing to identify the cause of the crash. — Bernama