TENOM: A driver was shocked to find a body trapped under his car while driving along Sapong-Kemabong Road here.
In the incident at 12.20 am, the 40-year-old driver sensed something strange as his car "felt heavy" while driving uphill.
He came out to check his vehicle only to find a body trapped under his vehicle.
District Police Chief, Deputy Superintendent Hasan Majid said the incident occurred when the driver was heading towards Tenom town from Kemabong.
Hasan added that prior to the strange incident, the driver had overtaken another vehicle along the dark-lit hilly road.
"After that, the Proton Gen-2 driver felt as if he had hit something (the victim), causing his car to feel heavy when driving uphill.
"After that, the driver stopped and got out of his car to check and found a person trapped under his car," he said in a statement today.
Hasan said the victim, who suffered injuries to his body, was confirmed dead at the scene.
He said further investigations into the incident were still being conducted under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.