KUALA LUMPUR: It was a tragic end for a 15-year-old girl who lost her life after a freak accident at a playground in Taman Metropolitan Kepong, here, yesterday.
In the incident, the girl's head was caught at a swing that she was sitting on at the playground.
Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shanmugamoorthy Chinniah said they received information on the incident at 6.30pm yesterday.
"The victim was said to have been on the swing before her head was suddenly caught at the swing's steel bar.
"This caused bleeding to her nose and ears. Passersby managed to help free her from the steel bar," he said in a statement, here, today.
Shanmugamoorthy informed that the victim was taken to the Selayang Hospital for further treatment.
However, the victim died at the hospital at 7.30pm.
"Further investigation on the case is still being carried out and a post-mortem will be conducted today to determine the cause of death," he said.