Rockfall kills tour guide at popular tourist attraction in Ipoh


IPOH: A 44-year-old tour guide was killed after a rock fell on his head at a popular tourist spot in Taman Saikat here.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the victim, who was bringing a group of tourists from Vietnam to visit the city, died on the spot at about 11.30am on Monday (April 8).

"A postmortem conducted at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital corroborates the cause of death and there was no foul play.

"The case has been classified as sudden death," he said in a statement.

"The police welcome the cooperation of the people who may have information on the incident to contact the district police control centre at 05-254 2222 to assist with the investigation," he added.

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