KUALA LUMPUR: IGB Corp Bhd's founder Datuk Seri Robert Tan Chung Meng was not among the six victims killed in the helicopter crash in Semenyih.
This was confirmed by former MCA vice-president Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai, who is also Tan's friend.
"I strongly confirm that it is not him (Robert Tan). I spoke to him in a telephone conversation on Saturday. Currently, he is in Australia," he said when contacted by Bernama, Sunday.
Tan was earlier reported to be involved in the helicopter crash following a confusion over a similar surname.
Kedah businessman Datuk Tan Huat Seang, who was SP Baiduri Sdn Bhd CEO, was a passenger in the ill-fated helicopter.
IGB REIT Management in a statement said that Tan Chung Meng was not on the helicopter, and is alive and well.
"With regard to the unfortunate helicopter incident and tragic loss of life, it has been mistakenly reported that Datuk Robert Tan of IGB was a passenger on that flight.
"There will be a formal statement made soon from IGB Corp Bhd," it said.
Besides the Kedah businessman, the others killed in the crash were Rompin MP Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, Jamaluddin's bodyguard Razakan Seran, private secretary to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Azlin Alias, pilot Captain Clifford William Fournier, and an unidentified woman.
The helicopter crashed in Semenyih near here at 4.55pm on Saturday.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has since ordered an immediate investigation into the mishap. - BERNAMA
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