KOTA KINABALU: A father and his four-year-old daughter were killed in an accident involving a multi-purpose vehicle and a four-wheel drive vehicle at Jalan Apin-Apin in Keningau late last night.
The man’s wife and another child, one month short of three years, were seriously injured.
A Sabah fire and rescue department spokesman identified the victims as Masino Gelong, 45, and Claeryina Mecthildis Masino, who were in the MPV.
He said the department received a distress call at about 12.22am and dispatched a 13-member team from the Keningau fire and rescue station to the scene.
Three adults in the four-wheel drive vehicle escaped with minor injuries.
The spokesman said the department is investigating the cause of the accident.