Man found dead at hospital due to fall

JOHOR BARU: A 22-year-old man was found dead at the Sultan Ismail Hospital here following a fall from a height. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat confirmed the tragic incident which took place around 5.20pm on Monday (Nov 6). He added that the hospital's management immediately contacted the police to report the incident. “Initial investigation shows...

Three foreign workers buried alive in Machang landslide

MACHANG: Three Bangladeshi workers were buried alive in a landslide while working at a highway construction site near Kampung Maka, Pulai Chondong, here on Thursday (Nov 2) afternoon. Machang OCPD Supt Mohd Adli Mat Daud confirmed receiving a report about the 2.30pm incident from the public. "The bodies of the victims, all in their 30s, have been...

Cops record statements of six people over baby girl’s death

PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded the statements of six individuals in connection with the death of a two-month-old baby girl at a daycare centre in Kota Damansara. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said those whose statements were recorded were the victim's family members and the daycare centre's staff members. "We have yet to...

Polytechnic student dies in accident near Port Dickson

PORT DICKSON: A 20-year-old Port Dickson Polytechnic student was killed after the car he was travelling in crashed into a highway guardrail, here. The deceased, who was travelling with four friends from the same polytechnic in a car, died due to serious head injuries in the 6.55am accident at KM28 of the Seremban-Port Dickson highway.. Port Dickson...

Infant dies after being left in parked car all day

KUALA LUMPUR: An eight-month-old girl died after being left in a car for several hours here. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the incident occurred just before 6pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "We received information from the medical officer of Hospital Chanselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM that the infant was brought in unconscious from the hospital...

Two elderly men killed in crash on NSE near Slim River

IPOH: Two elderly men were killed when their four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the back of a trailer at KM365 northbound of the North-South Expressway near Slim River. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer-in-charge Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop said the victims, aged 83 and 76 years old, died on the spot during the incident on Friday...

Doctor killed in fatal accident on way to Klebang Besar in Melaka

MELAKA: A 41-year-old doctor was killed after being involved in a fatal accident while heading home after completing his shift at a hospital here. Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit identified the victim as Dr Sandeep Singh Panthlia, who succumbed to serious head and body injuries on the spot in the 9.40am accident on Thursday...

Driver burnt to death in road accident near Jeram Toi recreational forest

SEREMBAN: A driver was burnt to death after his car was engulfed by flames following an accident along Jalan Bukit Tangga near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's vehicle was hit by a lorry near the Jeram Toi recreational forest around 9.30am on Tuesday (Sept 26). "The huge impact has caused both vehicles...

Senior citizen, daughter, son-in-law killed in blaze in Kedah

SUNGAI PETANI: A 90-year-old woman, her daughter and son-in-law were killed in a fire that destroyed eight semi-wooden double-storey shoplots in Kota Kuala Muda in Kedah on Monday (Sept 18) morning. The Fire and Rescue department said that the charred remains were discovered at one of the shoplots. "The fire was put under control at about 3.08am....

Man killed, two homes severely damaged in early morning fire

GEORGE TOWN: A 60-year-old disabled man perished in a fire that engulfed two kampung houses in the early hours of Monday morning (Sept 18). The Fire and Rescue department in a statement said the man burnt to death in the fire at Jalan Kampung Pisang in Ayer Itam here. "We received a report at 3.44am of a...