Friday January 30, 2009
Man who shielded grandson from bees dies of stings
KLANG: A 60-year-old man died protecting his grandson from being attacked by a swarm of bees in Hulu Langat.
V. Ammasie, 60, his son A Tangadurai, 25, and grandson M. Gunaselan, 13, were in a lorry heading to a temple in Section 1, North Estate, Carey Island when the bees attacked them at 5.45pm yesterday.
“The lorry window was down and the bees flew in. My grandfather stopped the lorry and all of us rushed out.
“My grandfather grabbed me, hugged me and pushed me back into the lorry and I wound up the window,” he said.
Gunaselan said he saw the bees attack Ammasie and Tangadurai and could not do anything.
“There were thousands of them. Grandfather and my uncle had no protection. Both of them were twisting, turning and rolling on the ground,” he said.
He said nearby residents heard their shouts and a man took off his shirt and set it on fire causing the bees to fly away.
They rushed Ammasie to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang but he died on the way at about 6.45pm. Tangadurai suffered stings on his body.
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