Three-Way Accident At Berakas Highway
By Mohammad Abdullah

Bandar Seri Begawan - A road accident involving three saloon cars took place along the Berakas Highway, leaving one man injured and causing considerable traffic congestion, yesterday afternoon.

Witnesses said that one of the cars had been parked by the side of the road-with its emergency lights on - when a second car that was travelling in the left lane swerved into it. The next few seconds were mayhem. The initial impact caused the second car to run into oncoming traffic, colliding with a third car that was travelling on the right lane.

"I parked my car on the lay-by and switched on the emergency lights," said the driver of the parked car. "I was still in the car at the time, but I had my safety belt on. When I saw the (second car) heading towards my car from the side mirror, I knew that the car was going to slam into my car. And sure enough, the car hit me from behind."

"The man apologised to me and said that his head had been spinning when he slammed onto me," he continued.

The man driving the second car suffered severe lacerations across his head as a result of the accident. Witnesses said that the man was not wearing a safety belt when he slammed into the parked car, adding that he had apparently hit his head against the steering wheel. No other injuries were reported in the incident.

The ambulance arrived at the scene within minutes of the accident and took the injured man to hospital. The police were also at the scene to control the traffic on the highway.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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