MIRI, Dec. 9 -- A 71-year-old woman was killed while her husband sustained minor injuries in an accident at KM876 of the Pan Borneo Highway near Beluru at around 1.15pm yesterday.

Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, in a statement on Tuesday, said the accident involved a lorry driven by a 51-year-old local man and a car driven by a 73-year-old local man, who was travelling with his wife.

"Initial investigations found that the lorry had moved from the left lane to the right lane before the vehicle was struck on the rear right side by the car," he said.

Mohd Farhan said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the lorry driver escaped unhurt.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Tr...