Senior citizen dies after apparent heart attack while driving


BATU PAHAT: An elderly man died after suffering a heart attack while driving, resulting in a crash with another vehicle here.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said the 71-year-old man was heading towards Jalan Pantai from Batu Pahat town when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to skid, at about 8pm on Thursday (May 2).

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