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Man dies in Sabah paragliding crash after hitting concrete slope

Strong winds derail 26-year-old victim’s movement leading to accident at highway construction site

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 31 Dec 2022 10:53AM

Man dies in Sabah paragliding crash after hitting concrete slope
A 26-year-old man has been reported to be killed in a paragliding incident after he crashed into a concrete slope at a highway construction site in Menggatal, Sabah. – Pixabay pic, December 31, 202

KOTA KINABALU – A paraglider was killed when he crashed into a concrete slope at a highway construction area here in an incident in Menggatal around 2pm yesterday.

The 26-year-old man was said to be trying to drop a passenger at a nearby area but was blown away by strong winds before crashing at the site.

Acting Kota Kinabalu district police chief Kalsom Idris confirmed the incident when contacted and said that police were still investigating.

She added that the body of the victim had been brought to Queen Elizabeth I Hospital and the case is currently classified as sudden death. – Bernama, December 31, 202

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