Man killed in van explosion


Accident scene: All that’s left of the van after the explosion at the Bagan Sungai Besar village jetty in Sabak Bernam.

SABAK BERNAM: The usually quiet fishing village at Jalan 4 of Bagan Sungai Besar was shaken by an explosion that killed a man at a fish centre here.

Air conditioning mechanic Chwa Sing Lek, 53, and his brother-in-law were packing their tools when he was killed in a blast at about 8.30pm on Wednesday.

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