Man killed, another injured in ice cream truck crash along Jalan Sibu-Bintulu

SIBU (Feb 14): A 41-year-old man was killed while another man was injured in a self-accident involving an ice cream lorry at Batu 40, Sungai Kua along Jalan Sibu-Bintulu on Friday evening.

A spokesperson for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call at 5.30pm and dispatched a team from the Salangau fire station to the scene.

“Upon arrival, the operations commander found that the accident involved a single ice cream truck which had skidded and ended up in the middle of the road. Two male victims were involved,” he said in a statement.

One of the victims had been extricated earlier by personnel from the police and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force before being sent to hospital by ambulance for further treatment.

The other victim, identified as Ng Wan Shoon, 41, was found trapped inside the vehicle and unconscious.

Firefighters used special rescue tools to extricate him from the wreckage.

He was later pronounced dead at the scene by personnel from the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

The body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action.

The six-member fire team also carried out road-cleaning works to remove debris from the accident site before concluding the operation.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.