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Five-year-old killed in multi-vehicle collision on Kuching road
A young child died in a six-vehicle accident on a Kuching thoroughfare. The driver of a BYD Seal involved in the incident fled the scene but was later located receiving treatment at a private hospital in Damansara.
LSN Malaysia ·
A five-year-old child was fatally injured in a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on a main road in Kuching. The accident involved six vehicles, with details of the circumstances surrounding the incident still emerging.
The driver of a BYD Seal sedan, identified as one of the vehicles involved in the crash, initially left the scene. Authorities subsequently traced the driver to a private medical facility in Damansara, where the individual was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the accident.
The incident has prompted ongoing investigations into the sequence of events that led to the collision and the circumstances of the driver's departure from the scene. Emergency services attended to multiple casualties as a result of the six-vehicle pile-up.
The death marks a tragic reminder of road safety concerns on Malaysian thoroughfares. Local authorities have not yet released additional details regarding charges or formal statements from those involved.