ALOR SETAR: A pile of electric poles stacked near a construction site came crashing down, killing a boy playing there.
Two of his friends were also found unconscious after the incident at Kampung Belukar Changlun, Bukit Kayu Hitam, near Kubang Pasu today.
Kedah fire and rescue department senior deputy commissioner Sayani Saidon said they received a distress call about the incident at 5.33pm.
“The poles suddenly came crashing down and rolled over the boys.
“When our team arrived, all the victims had already been rescued by the public using an excavator.
“Two of the victims were found unconscious and were immediately taken to the Jitra Hospital. The body of the boy who was killed was handed over to the police for further action,” said Sayani in a statement tonight.
Kubang Pasu district police chief Rodzi Abu Hassan said the victims were aged between 10 and 11.
“The boy died of serious head injuries and was taken to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar for a post-mortem.
“Two other victims, who sustained injuries to the thigh and hip, were taken to the Jitra Hospital for treatment,” he added.
