Worker dies after fall from 20th floor

17 Sep 2026 • 6:52 PM MYT
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Worker dies after fall from 20th floor

PENAMPANG: A 20-year-old foreign construction worker died after he was believed to have fallen from the 20th floor of a building under construction along Jalan Bundusan here on Thursday.

Penampang District Police Chief Supt Sammy Newton said the incident occurred at about 10.40am while the victim was carrying out construction work.

Preliminary investigation found that the victim was working on the 20th floor before he was believed to have fallen to the lower level.

The body was sent to the Forensic Medicine Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital I for a post-mortem to determine the cause of death.

The case has been classified as a sudden death report pending the post-mortem findings and further investigation.

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