BUTTERWORTH – An 18-year-old teenager was found dead after being electrocuted on an express bus while he was charging his mobile phone using a socket onboard. North Seberang Perai’s police chief, Assistant Commissioner Anuar Abdul Rahman, said that the police were...
BUTTERWORTH – An 18-year-old teenager was found dead after being electrocuted on an express bus while he was charging his mobile phone using a socket onboard.
“An initial investigation revealed burn marks on the victim’s left fingers, suspected to be from an electric shock while he was charging his phone,” he said in a statement on Nov 2. An eyewitness told police that the victim had boarded an express bus to the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transit hub, and at around 6pm, he was heard screaming and seen foaming at the mouth. The witness immediately called an ambulance.A special task force will be formed to investigate the incident, said Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke on Nov 3.
“The ministry views this incident very seriously. I have ordered Apad to impound the bus in question with immediate effect for the RTD to carry out further investigations,” he said.
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