Tiger death an accident, says Perhilitan


Police officers inspect the body of the tiger which was killed crossing the East Coast Expressway.

PETALING JAYA: The driver of the car that hit a tiger on the East Coast Expressway on Saturday will not be charged for causing the death of the animal.

A Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) spokesman told The Star that it was an accident, and that the driver reported the incident immediately after it happened.

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