24-Year-Old Woman & Her Dad Killed After Container Falls From Lorry Onto Their Car

The incident happened around 6.15pm yesterday, 18 October, along Jalan Sepanggar.

The victims, identified as Norfaieza Mohd Jadi and her father,
Mohd Jadi Pelbi, were travelling in the right lane towards Sepanggar Port when the container fell onto their vehicle.

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

The lorry driver was lifting the container onto the trailer when it suddenly lost its balance and fell to the right, crushing the car.

Both victims were trapped inside the wreckage until firefighters managed to extricate them at 9.55pm, according to the New Straits Times.

The rescue operation involved two cranes to move the container and remove the crushed vehicle.

Medical personnel from Hospital Likas confirmed both victims' deaths at 9.58pm. Their bodies were sent to the forensic unit at Queen Elizabeth I Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

Shahrudin said the 49-year-old trailer driver has been detained to assist investigations into the fatal crash.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which concerns causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact investigating officer Inspector Brymenedren Godon at 010-776 8802 or visit the nearest police station.