by Theleaders-Online | April 8, 2020 3:56 am
ALOR SETAR: Two men were killed by lightning during a thunderstorm while sheltering in a shed in front of a house in Kampung Hujung Bechah, Sik at 5.30pm yesterday.
Sik district police chief DSP Abdul Razak Osman said, in a brief statement tonight, that the victims Idrus Ahmad, 35, and Mohd Zulkefli Kasim, 44, were confirmed dead at the scene.
“During the heavy rain and thunderstorm, both victims were hit by lightning. Initial investigations found both victims had died on the spot,” he said.
Abdul Razak said the bodies of the victims were sent to the Sik Hospital for a post mortem while further investigation into the incident would be conducted.
Meanwhile, Sik District Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, Haisul Aishah Mohd Napiah said the Sik District Malaysian Defence Force (APM) had been informed of the incident.
Bernama
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