Man dies on first day at work after backhoe plunges on him


MELAKA: A 29-year-old man has died on his first day of operating a backhoe, after the machinery plunged and pinned him.

Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu identified the victim as Muhamad Sabirin Umar from Jalan Parit Cina Bukit Pulau here.

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