KUALA LANGAT: A man has died after he was hit by lightning near Kampung Seri Cheeding, Sungai Jarom here on Tuesday evening.
The victim was believed to be on his way to work, located about 16 kilometers from where his body was found.
Kuala Langat police chief Superintendent Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh, said police received information about the incident at 6.31pm.
"Preliminary investigations showed that the 50-year-old victim, a local man, was riding his motorcycle to work at a factory in Bandar Mahkota Banting.
"At 6.20pm, while passing through the road from Rimbayu bridge to Seri Cheeding Tea Plantation, the victim was said to have been struck by a lightning and fell off his machine.
"He fell about 50 meters forward and lost consciousness," he said in a statement today.
Ahmad Ridhwan said members of the public lifted the victim and placed him on the side of the road before calling MERS 999 and an ambulance to the scene.
"The victim had burn marks on the right side of his neck as well as bruises on the abdomen and thigh due to the lightning strike.
"There are also injuries on the victim's chin and knees from the fall. He was confirmed dead at the scene," he said.
Ahmad Ridhwan said checks showed there were two holes on the ground from the lightning strike at the scene of the incident.
"The autopsy conducted this morning found that the cause of death to be consistent with a lightning strike." he said, adding that the case has been classified as sudden death.