One of the vehicles that overturned at the scene of accident in Keningau-Kimanis road.
The other vehicle that was badly damaged.
KENINGAU: Two four-wheel-drive vehicles from Brunei were involved in a road accident at Keningau-Kimanis road, near Kampung Bariawa Ulu yesterday.
However, the passengers consisting of six women, an adult male, a girl and the drivers suffered only minor injuries in the accident that occurred at 1.40pm,
All of them received treatment at Keningau Hospital.
District Fire and Rescue Station officer-in-charge Janil Jaya said they received a call at 1.49 pm and arrived at scene at 2.12 pm.
He said when they arrived at the scene, all the victims were already out of the vehicles.
He said the incident was believed to have been caused by a faulty brake system when one of the vehicles going downhill crashed into the other vehicle, causing both vehicles to skid and overturn.
The accident occurred when a convoy of eight vehicles from Brunei was heading to Sandakan and to Kudat.