Pregnant woman and rescuers die in construction site accident


Unpleasant task: Firemen working on extricating the body of the pregnant woman.

PETALING JAYA: A pregnant woman was crushed to death while three other men who rushed to rescue her died from electric shock following a construction site accident in Sungai Buloh.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Depart-ment director Norazam Khamis said the department received a distress call at 12.57pm yesterday.

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