IPOH: A man was killed by a falling rock at the Qing Xing Ling Leisure and Cultural Village in Taman Saikat yesterday.
Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement last night that police were informed about the incident by members of the publie.
Initial investigations revealed that the victim was a 44-year-old tourist bus driver who had taken tourists from Vietnam to Ipoh for sightseeing.
According to Abang Zainal, a large rock fell on the victim’s head while he was in the cultural village and died at the location due to severe head injuries.
His body was later sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh and according to the forensic expert from the hospital, the cause of death was due to trauma to the head caused by the impact of the falling rock and there was no foul play. – BERNAMA
