Putrajaya police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed said the man was rushed to Putrajaya Hospital after fainting mid-run, and was pronounced dead at 6.54am. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: A 42-year-old man died after collapsing near the end of a half-marathon run in Putrajaya this morning.
Several runners who took part in the Garmin Run event took to social media, saying they encountered a man who fainted at the 19km mark of the 21km half marathon.
Putrajaya police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed said the man was taken to hospital after fainting mid-run, Utusan Malaysia reported. Medical officers tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at 6.54am.
"Preliminary checks found the victim had no history of illnesses,” said Aidi, adding that an autopsy was conducted at 1pm to identify the cause of death.
