Foreigner dies after falling from 11th floor of public car park in Sibu

SIBU: A foreigner died after falling from the 11th floor of a public car park in Jalan Wong Nai Siong here on Sunday (April 16).

Fire and Rescue Department Zone 4 chief Andy Alie said they received a distress call at 5.21pm over a man who was clinging onto a lamp post of the parking complex.

The man, he said, was a Filipino in his 40s, adding that his body was found on the concrete walkway below.

A video of the incident has gone viral.

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