Engineer dies two days after falling off bus
KUALA LUMPUR: A 25-year-old software engineer died two days after falling off a public bus near a bus stop at MidValley Megamall here.
Yong Wei Seng, who worked in Petaling Jaya, died at University Malaya Medical Centre at 9.05am yesterday.
An eyewitness had informed the family that Yong was standing near the bus exit when the door opened before the vehicle reached the bus stop outside the mall.
Pushed by other passengers behind him, Yong fell off the bus and knocked his head on the road.
City police traffic chief Asst Comm Hamza Taib said that police had earlier classified the case under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987, driving without due care.
“However, since Yong has died, we have reclassified the case under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving resulting in death,” he said.
A relative, who declined to be named, said Yong used to take a bus to the shopping mall. There, his sister would pick him up in her car and they would return to their home in Jalan Klang Lama.
“Yong’s sister arrived at the bus stop past 8pm on Monday but did not see him. She got worried after failing to get him on his cell phone,” she said.
“About three hours later, Yong’s employer informed her that her brother was seriously injured after falling from a bus.”
KUALA LUMPUR: A 25-year-old software engineer died two days after falling off a public bus near a bus stop at MidValley Megamall here.
Yong Wei Seng, who worked in Petaling Jaya, died at University Malaya Medical Centre at 9.05am yesterday.
An eyewitness had informed the family that Yong was standing near the bus exit when the door opened before the vehicle reached the bus stop outside the mall.
Pushed by other passengers behind him, Yong fell off the bus and knocked his head on the road.
City police traffic chief Asst Comm Hamza Taib said that police had earlier classified the case under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987, driving without due care.
“However, since Yong has died, we have reclassified the case under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving resulting in death,” he said.
A relative, who declined to be named, said Yong used to take a bus to the shopping mall. There, his sister would pick him up in her car and they would return to their home in Jalan Klang Lama.
“Yong’s sister arrived at the bus stop past 8pm on Monday but did not see him. She got worried after failing to get him on his cell phone,” she said.
“About three hours later, Yong’s employer informed her that her brother was seriously injured after falling from a bus.”
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