LAHAD DATU: Three people were killed and an eight-year-old boy injured after a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) crashed head-on with a trailer lorry at KM33 of Jalan Lahad Datu-Tawau at about 1.05pm yesterday.
Lahad Datu police chief Dzulbaharin Ismail said the accident occurred when the man driving a Toyota Innova, heading from Lahad Datu to Tawau, allegedly overtook several cars before crashing head-on with the trailer.
He said the MPV driver, 40, and two passengers, aged 39 and 43, were confirmed dead at the scene by a medical officer. The boy, who was also a passenger in the Toyota, suffered serious injuries and was sent to Lahad Datu Hospital.