A 44-year-old man has tragically died due to severe injuries yesterday after he crashed into a 12-metre tree while paragliding. The incident happened in Bukit Batu Pahat, Kuala Kubu Bharu yesterday evening.
As reported by national news agency Bernama, the victim, Mohammad Farhan Khalid suffered from severe bleeding and a fractured leg in the crash. Reporting on the same incident, Utusan said that the victim is a Pakistani national staying in Subang Jaya.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis commented,
“The department received a distress call about the incident at 4.56 pm and seven firefighters from the Kuala Kubu Bharu Fire and Rescue station were rushed to the location, arriving six minutes later,”
Norazam further asserted that several Orang Asli who were near the crash site had climbed up the tree and secured the victim with the lines from the paraglider to ensure that he did not fall. Afterwards, it took two hours for firefighters to lower the victim down safely from the tree.
The victim was pronounced dead by the medical team en route to the Kuala Kubu Bharu Hospital.
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