Cops rule out foul play in Perak gas poisoning case

Police have ruled out foul play in the gas poisoning case along the Ipoh-Lumut Highway last night which resulted in the death of a Bangladeshi national and two injuries.

Ipoh police chief Mohd Ali Thamby said the spot where the incident happened, located opposite a petrol station, was in fact a manhole for the installation and maintenance of gas pipes by Sedia Engineering Sdn Bhd.

“The case has been classified as sudden death," he said. 

"While the Fire and Rescue Department managed to pull out all three victims, paramedics confirmed at the scene that the 27-year-old Bangladeshi had died, while the other two were sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for further treatment,” he said in a statement here today.

The two who survived the 8.27pm incident were a 27-year-old man local from Klang and another Bangladeshi, also 27.

Ali said a postmortem was conducted on the deceased at 9am today, while the injured are still warded but reported to be in stable condition.

- Bernama