| James Kon |
A DRIVER and passenger were killed in an accident which left the car engulfed in flames on Jalan Babu Raja, early yesterday morning.
The Fire and Rescue Department responded to a distress call at 4.09am, by dispatching two fire engines from the Bandar Seri Begawan Fire Station to the scene, along with five firefighters led by SO Murni bin Haji Misir.
The firefighters arrived to find the vehicle burning at the bottom of a deep storm drain, with the driver and passenger still trapped inside.
Using two hose reels, the firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within 16 minutes.
The driver’s body was pulled with ropes from the charred wreckage and lifted to higher ground in 17 minutes. Meanwhile, the dead passenger was removed from the vehicle within five minutes using Piston Ram equipment.
The total cost of damage is estimated at around BND3,000.
The identities of both men have yet to be confirmed.
The investigation has been handed over to the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF).
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