KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- A man died and another was seriously injured after their four-wheel-drive vehicle plunged into an open sewer construction pit along Jalan Pantai, on the approach to Lahad Datu town early this morning, according to a report by The Star.

The incident occurred when the driver, 34-year-old Wilyamil Ahajul, is believed to have lost control before hitting a road divider and falling into the seven-metre-deep jacking pit.

The project was understood to be under a government department, with barriers placed around the opening but no solid cover installed.

His passenger, Muhammad Almadi Hassan, died at the scene after being trapped in his seat, which had become submerged in water. Wilyamil sustained a broken arm.

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