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Wireman dies from electrocution in Kampar
Saturday, 13 Jul 201912:26 PM MYT
IPOH (Bernama): A wireman was electrocuted while working to replace a utility pole at KM16.5 of the Ipoh-Kampar Road near here on Friday (July 12) evening.
Kampar district police chief Supt Hasron Nazri Hashim said the victim Mohamad Kamil Mohamed, 28, and eight other workers from a private company in Chemor were replacing utility poles in the area from Tuesday.
"Mohamad Kamil, from Padang Rengas, was electrocuted when working with four others to install a power cable on a pole.
"His workmates failed to save him and contacted 999 at 5.20pm.
"Paramedics from the Malim Nawar health clinic who arrived at the scene confirmed his death," he said in a statement here on Saturday (July 13).
Hasron Nazri said that a post-mortem at the Kampar Hospital at 8pm confirmed the cause of death was due to electrocution and an investigation was being conducted. – Bernama
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