{
  "id": 2704535,
  "title": "Man killed in car‑lorry collision along Bintulu-Samalaju Coastal Road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/man-killed-in-car-lorry-collision-along-bintulu-samalaju-coastal-road",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:59:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/23/man-killed-in-carlorry-collision-along-bintulu-samalaju-coastal-road/232366"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BINTULU, Aug 23 — A fatal car-lorry collision occurred along the Bintulu-Samalaju Coastal Road in Sarawak yesterday morning. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) responded to the emergency call around 8:41am. Firefighters from Kidurong Fire and Rescue Station arrived at the scene and discovered a car-lorry accident. They located the victim inside the driver's seat of the car and performed an extrication operation to free him. After successfully rescuing the victim, he was transferred to medical personnel from the Ministry of Health. The medical team confirmed the man's death at the scene. Bomba then secured the area before ending their operation at 10am and returning to their station.",
  "summary": "BINTULU, Aug 23 — A man was killed after the car he was driving collided with a lorry along the Bintulu-Samalaju C...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}