A woman was killed while six others sustained injuries in an accident involving three vehicles at Kg Nasip Kita, Jalan Apas at 1.50pm, Thursday.
Tawau Fire and Rescue Station Chief Julius John Stephen Jr said a 1.57pm distress call via MERS 999 prompted firefighters to the scene some 26km away.
The accident involved two Toyota Vios and a Proton Saga.
Four victims were travelling in the Proton Saga, while two people including the deceased identified as Noor Aqila Ibrahim, 27, were travelling in the Toyota Vios