00:02A lorry driver has been detained after a container fell onto a car in Kota Kinabalu,
00:07killing a father and his daughter.
00:10Videos of the incident, which occurred on Sunday evening, have since been shared on social media.
00:16The two were travelling in a compact MPV near Sepanggar Port when the container came down on their vehicle.
00:23Fire and Rescue received the call at 6.31pm and sent 26 personnel to the scene.
00:31Witnesses told firefighters a trailer was lifting the container from the roadside onto its bed.
00:37It is believed to have lost balance and toppled, sending the container onto the passing car.
00:43The victims, 53-year-old Mohamed Jadipelbi and his 24-year-old daughter Nur Fayeza, were trapped for about three
00:51hours.
00:51Two cranes from the haulage company arrived at 9.21pm to lift the container.
00:58Firefighters then freed both victims, who were pronounced dead at the scene by a medical team.
01:04The bodies were handed to police.
01:07Police arrested the 49-year-old lorry driver to assist investigations under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport
01:16Act 1987.
01:18Those with information on the incident are urged to contact Inspector Brymanedran Godon at OH10-776-8802 or visit the
01:28nearest police station.
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