The police removing the girl’s body from the road.
Sulai
KOTA KINABALU: An eight-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Penampang on Monday.
The victim was identified as Sulai who lived with family at the construction site opposite Grand Millenium Commercial Centre along Penampang bypass.
It was learnt that the victim left the hostel around 10.30pm to go to the toilet.
Soon after, the family heard that there was a fatal accident nearby, and was shocked to see that Sulai was killed in the accident.
An eyewitness saw the victim attempting to cross the road when she was hit by the vehicle which sped away from the scene.