Man, 42, dies after collapsing during running event in Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — A 42-year-old man died while participating in a running event here early this morning.

Putrajaya district police chief ACP Aidi Sham Mohamed said the victim was reported to have collapsed while participating in the event before being taken to the Putrajaya Hospital’s emergency department at around 6.52am.

“The Putrajaya Hospital authorities tried to resuscitate the victim, but their efforts were unsuccessful and the victim was pronounced dead at 6.54am.

“The initial investigation found that the deceased had no history of illness,” he also said.

He added that a post-mortem will be carried out to identify the cause of death. — Bernama