Man collapses, dies while queuing at Immigration counter at Causeway

He was lining up with his wife when he suddenly collapsed at about 4.20am.

GELANG PATAH: A 63-year-old man collapsed and died while queuing at the Immigration counter at the Sultan Abu Bakar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex here.

Mohd Ismail Abdullah was lining up with his wife when he suddenly collapsed at about 4.20am on Thursday (Dec 21).

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Supt Noor Hashim Mohamad said that the couple had travelled from Kuala Lumpur and intended to take the bus into Singapore.

“He was pronounced dead when the ambulance arrived at about 5am.His body was brought to Hospital Sultanah Aminah for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement here on Thursday.

Supt Noor Hashim also ruled out criminal elements, adding that the case was classified as a sudden death.

Photos of the victim lying on the floor of the CIQ have been making rounds since it was uploaded by passers-by.