Two killed in Semporna tour bus crash
Published on: Monday, March 11, 2024
By: Jimmy Goh
KOTA KINABALU: A man and a woman were killed when their tour bus crashed after colliding with a lorry on the way to Semporna along Jalan Kalumpang KM 20 Jalan Semporna–Tawau, Monday.
The deceased were identified as Lee Siong Huat, a 60-year-old Singaporean, and Ngo Trinh Buu Dung, a 40-year-old Vietnamese.
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They were said to be among seven people, aged between 11 and 71, travelling in a tour bus headed for Semporna.
It is understood that an 11-year-old girl, also a Singaporean, sustained injuries which required 12 stitches on her face.
Firefighters were deployed to the scene following a 4.03pm distress call.
The impact left two people, including the bus driver, seriously injured and three others slightly injured.
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The group were said to have just arrived at the airport and were on their way to Semporna when the accident happened.
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