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SHAH ALAM, Oct 5 (Bernama) — An Indonesian construction worker was buried alive while digging a pit nearby Jalan Parang 19/8 in Section 19 here at around 10am Monday.
A Selangor Fire and Rescue spokesman said the victim known only as Jalmi, in his 20s, was found buried under three metres of earth after a side of the five-metre deep rectangular pit collapsed.
He said the victim’s body was sent to the Tunku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang.
Source: Bernama
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