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Ex-Batang Kali rep’s former aide dies from heart attack while driving

Post-mortem reveals no criminal elements in 5.14am incident at Rawang

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 27 Jan 2023 12:24PM

Ex-Batang Kali rep’s former aide dies from heart attack while driving

KUALA LUMPUR – A former special officer to a former Batang Kali assemblyman was found dead due to a heart attack while driving near the Persiaran As Salam traffic light, Bukit Sentosa,  Rawang here yesterday.

Hulu Selangor district police chief Suffian Abdullah said they received a report about the incident at 5.14am.

“The incident was believed to have occurred when the 52-year-old man, who worked as a lorry driver and was a former special officer to former Batang Kali assemblyman Datuk Mohd Isa Abu Kassim, was on his way home in Perumahan Anggerik Bukit Sentosa.

“The man was believed to have suffered a heart attack prior to crashing the Proton Exora he was driving,” he said in a statement today.

Suffian said the victim was confirmed dead at the scene by a medical officer and his body was sent to the Kuala Kubu Bharu hospital for a post-mortem.

He said the post-mortem report revealed that the cause of death was a heart attack, adding that there were no criminal elements in the incident and the case was classified as sudden death. – Bernama, January 27, 2023

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