Excavator operator drowns after machinery overturns in Tasik Bera
BERA: A 26-year-old excavator operator drowned while his colleague escaped after the heavy machinery they were operating overturned and sank into Tasik Bera during cleaning works yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR — An excavator operator tragically drowned after the machinery he was operating toppled over during maintenance work at Tasik Bera, Bera district, yesterday, according to police. Bera district police chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir disclosed that the deceased, Alief Daniel Haqim Abdullah, 26, was found trapped within the excavator's cabin and pronounced dead upon arrival of medical personnel.
Another worker, Muhammad Aiman Fikri Mohd Azhar, 28, managed to escape the incident unharmed. The police received a report of the accident at around 2:10 pm on Sunday. Upon arriving at the scene, the Pahang Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department confirmed the victim's body was located and successfully extricated from the excavator at 4:10 pm.
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