SIMUNJAN: Two senior citizens were killed after an overloaded four-wheel vehicle they were traveling in with eight others skidded and overturned in Jalan Kampung Pelaie here today.
In the 2.24pm accident, the victims, who were seated in the bed of the vehicle, were thrown out of the machine before being pinned beneath it when it overturned.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman identified the victims as Blayau Datu, 83, and Awang Pupon, 63.
The spokesman added that three other passengers, who sustained minor injuries, were rushed to the Munggu Lalang health clinic by passersby.
The remaining occupants of the vehicle escaped unhurt.
"The rescue team dispatched to the scene had to use specialised tools to extricate the victims pinned under the vehicle," the spokesman said.