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Strong guard railings will be built at all ferry crossing points in Sarawak to prevent a recurrence of yesterday’s tragedy where a four-wheel-drive (4WD) plunged into Sungai Batang Lupar in Sri Aman, said Deputy Chief Minister II Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing.
02 Jan 2021 / 09:02 H. People who were at the jetty area managed to tie the vehicle with iron chains and ropes to stop the vehicle from sinking before removing all the victims. — Bernama KUCHING: The four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle which plunged into Sungai Batang Lupar from the Triso ferry jetty about 120km from here, is said to have lost control before diving into the river killing all nine people in it. Sri Aman district police chief, DSP Bingkok John when contacted tonight said the Ford Ranger driven by a woman identified as Ronany Ting, 33, was on the way to Kuching from Kapit via th...
SRI AMAN: “My wife insisted to send our two daughters back to their school in Kuching yesterday,” said Mohamad Hamzah Razali, the husband of Siti Aish...
11:56 AM MYT SIBU: An investigation is ongoing to determine why the driver lost control of a four-wheel drive vehicle, causing it to plunge into the Batang Lupar river in Sebuyau on Friday (Jan 2), say police. Sri Aman OCPD Dep Supt Bingkok John said at the time of the incident, there were several vehicles at the Triso Ferry ramp waiting for the ferry. He said the driver, Ronany Ting, 33, could have been distracted by the children in the vehicle, which could have caused her to lose control of the vehicle. "The four-wheel drive was also overloaded with passengers. We are, however, still invest...
KUCHING (Bernama): Guard railings will be built at all ferry crossing points in Sarawak to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's tragedy where a four-wheel-drive (4WD) plunged into Sungai Batang Lupar in Sri Aman, said Deputy Chief Minister II Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. Masing, who is also Sarawak Infrastructure Development and Ports Minister, said today that the state Public Works Department (JKR) had been instructed to start erecting guard rails immediately. "With strong guard rails, nothing can fall off (ferry boarding and alighting points). This will be with immediate effect. It must be...