Man flirts with death for ‘killer shot’


Danger zone: The photo of a motorcyclist taking a wefie while standing on a ledge of Penang Bridge’s rail did not please everyone.

GEORGE TOWN: Despite global reports that more people died from taking selfies than from shark attacks, it appears that Malaysians are still going the extra length to capture a “killer shot”.

The latest case happened on Saturday evening when a motorcyclist stood on the guardrail at Penang Bridge to take a wefie with his friends.

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