IPOH: A man was killed by a falling rock at the Qing Xing Ling Leisure and Cultural Village in Taman Saikat, yesterday morning.
Ipoh police chief Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, in a statement last night, said police were alerted to the incident by members of the public at 11.30am.
Initial investigations revealed that the victim was a 44-year-old tourist bus driver who had taken tourists from Vietnam to Ipoh for sightseeing.
Abang Zainal said the fatal blow occurred when a large rock landed on the victim's head while he was in the cultural village, resulting in severe head injuries and he died at the scene.
His body was later sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh.
Forensic experts from the hospital concluded that the cause of death was trauma to the head inflicted by the impact of the falling rock, ruling out any suspicion of foul play.
Abang Zainal urged those with information about the incident to contact the authorities at 05-2542222 to assist in the investigations. -- BERNAMA