KAPIT, July 17 -- A 28-year-old lorry attendant was killed after a 10-tonne lorry carrying vehicle spare parts skidded off the road and plunged about 40 metres into a ravine near Jambatan Besi, Sungai Majau in Mujong, Baleh near here.

Kapit Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) station chief Timoty Barat said the department received a request for assistance from police yesterday at 12.31pm after the victim was reported to have fallen into the ravine following the crash.

"Our Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) team travelled to the Kapit police station before proceeding to the scene in a police four-wheel-drive vehicle due to the rough terrain," he said in a statement.

He said firefighters reached the scene at 2.10pm and found that t...