Thursday April 27, 2006
One killed, two hurt by lightning
PETALING JAYA: A construction site supervisor was killed on the spot when he was struck by lightning here yesterday.
Rizman Buang, 32, and two of his Indonesian construction workers were seeking shelter from the thunderstorm in a hut in Dataran Petaling Jaya when the lighting struck at about 3.30pm.
One of Rizman's workers was given outpatient treatment at the University Malaya Medical Centre while the other is still warded.
This is the second reported incident in as many days of a person killed by lighting.
In Seremban on Tuesday, a motorcyclist was killed when he was struck by lightning while riding his motorcycle. Mohd Faiser Baharin, 39, was on his way to his Felda Sendayan home when he was killed.
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