Two elderly women killed as crowd rushes for free food coupons (updated)


The two victims being given CPR at the scene of the incident on Jan 28, 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two elderly women died when a large crowd rushed to get free food coupons at ICC Pudu indoor market here.

Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Shaharuddin Abdullah said they received information that two people had died, while several others collapsed at the indoor market at 1.58pm on Monday (Jan 28).

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