Girl, 15, dies in freak playground accident after getting head caught in swing


A 15-year-old girl died after her head was reportedly caught in a swing, on Nov 24, 2018.PHOTO: FACEBOOK/AHMAD FIKHRI AMIR TEH.

PETALING JAYA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 15-year-old girl died in a freak playground accident in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Nov 24).

She was sitting on a swing for disabled and wheelchair users at a park when her head became trapped in the structure, reported The Sun.

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