AN excavator driver who began work on the first day was killed after he was crushed by the heavy vehicle in a farm in Jalan Solok Air Besar, Kampung Brisu, Alor Gajah this evening.

Alor Gajah police chief Arshad Abu said Mohamad Sabirin Umar, 29, was believed to be levelling farmland when the accident happened at 3.15pm.

He said the father of one suffered severe injuries on the head and died at the scene.

“The victim was found dead in the driver’s seat in the overturned vehicle with his head trapped in the roof of the machinery,” he said in a statement tonight.

“The driver had just started work as an excavator driver today after becoming unemployed this year.”  

Arshad said the victim’s body was extricated by firemen and an initial investigation found no criminal element in the incident and the case was classified as sudden death.

He said the body was taken to Alor Gajah Hospital. 

Malacca Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Muhammad Izwan Arief Mat Nor said the department received a distress call at 3.52pm and a fire engine and 10 fire-fighters were despatched to the scene.

“Upon arriving at the scene, the victim was pronounced dead by a medical team and work to remove the body took about 20 minutes,” he said. – Bernama, June 21, 2021.