The severely damaged Kancil vehicle after the accident.
TENOM: A married couple from Kampung Pangi here was killed when their Perodua Kancil vehicle rammed into the back of a lorry near Kampung Simpangan near here on Tuesday night.
District Fire and Rescue Department officer-in-charge, Runzee @ Samri Abdul Tani, said yesterday that the married couple have been identified as Ramli Mili Ansibuk, 35, and his wife, Mastura Lamandus, 25.
He said the Kancil vehicle driven by Ramli had rammed into the back of a 10-ton lorry near Kampung Simpangan about five kilometer from Tenom town.
“The Fire Department received a call on the accident from the police at 7.20 pm on Tuesday and immediately rushed a fire engine to the scene with seven personnel,” he said.
Runzee said the couple was trapped inside their vehicle but was successfully extricated at 7.53 pm by the fire department personnel while the lorry driver reportedly fled from the scene.
He said the bodies of the married couple have sent to the district hospital for a post-mortem.