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Body of driver of car swept off Sabah bridge found

Remains of 68-year-old Sanga Tupe sent for post-mortem

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 06 Sep 2021 5:38PM

Body of driver of car swept off Sabah bridge found
The Myvi driven by Sanga Tupe that was swept by strong currents off a bridge in Inanam last week. – Screen grab, September 6, 2021

KOTA KINABALU – Locals have found the body of the driver of a car that was swept away by strong currents in a river in Inanam on Friday.

The body of 68-year-old Sanga Tupe was discovered half-buried under sand and driftwood along Sg Dambai, about 1km from where the Perodua Myvi was recovered, around 1.30pm today.

Kota Kinabalu police chief Zaidi Abdullah said the remains have been sent for a post-mortem.

The body was spotted by a villager and his brother after the river’s water level receded following the downpour last week that caused massive flooding in many parts of Sabah.

The body of Tupe’s friend Juning Maturin, 27, was extricated from the Myvi on Saturday.

A video of the car being swept away by strong currents while trying to cross the bridge over the river had gone viral. – The Vibes, September 6, 2021

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