SERIAN, Sept. 5 -- Three people were killed while four others sustained light injuries after a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle crashed and overturned at Ensebang Quarry in Balai Ringin along Jalan Serian-Sri Aman this afternoon.

The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said a team from the Serian fire station was dispatched to the scene following a distress call at 11.54am.

"The self-accident involved a 4WD which was carrying seven individuals. All of them were extricated from the vehicle by members of the public prior to the arrival of Bomba personnel.

"Two of them, a woman and an elderly man aged 43 and 75 respectively, died at the scene; while another victim, another elderly woman aged 65, succumbed to her injuries while receiv...