TAMPIN, Oct 2 — An elderly man was killed after a utility pole fell on him at Felda Jelai here yesterday.
District police chief Supt Amiruddien Sariman said the incident involved the 61-year-old victim, who was riding a motorcycle, and a trailer lorry driven by a 40-year-old man.
He said preliminary investigations found that the victim was travelling from Felda Jelai 3 towards the Felda Jelai Health Clinic, while the lorry was believed to have been exiting a junction from Felda Jelai 4.
“As the lorry was leaving the junction, it is believed to have become caught on a utility cable, causing a pole on the opposite side of the road to topple onto the motorcyclist,” he said in a statement yesterday.
