Fatal accident: A head-on collision along the highway to Kuala Belait near Sungai Liang yesterday claimed the life of an Indonesian man.
Monday, October 6, 2008
TWO separate accidents occured at Liang Lumut Sg Lamit area in the Belait District yesterday, one of which cost a man's life.
A head-on collision along the highway to Kuala Belait near Sungai Liang between a grey four-wheel drive and a red saloon car killed the driver of the saloon car, 41-year-old Indonesian national, and injured several others. The accident near the Sg Liang Water Treatment Plant, which occurred at about 1.30 pm, caused a massive 10-km traffic jam on both sides of the lanes and also caused disruptions to the Hari Raya plans of those visiting friends, colleagues or relatives.
This section of the road, which narrows into a two-lane carriageway from a wider four-lane further up the road, is said to be an accident-prone area.
Meanwhile in the other accident involving a four-wheel drive, the driver, a 26-year-old Malaysian man and seven of his family members, escaped unhurt. The cause of the accidents is still under investigation.
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