00:00A special task force will be established to investigate the death of a teenager who was
00:06electrocuted while charging his cell phone on an Interstate Express bus.
00:12Transport Minister Anthony Lok said the task force will comprise personnel from the Land
00:16Public Transport Agency, APAD, Road Transport Department, RTD, and the Malaysian Institute
00:22of Road Safety Research, MIROS.
00:26In a Facebook post on Sunday, Lok emphasised the ministry's serious view of the incident
00:31and directed APAD to impound the bus immediately for further inspection by RTD.
00:37The task force aims to identify the cause of the electrocution, ensuring passenger safety
00:42and preventing similar incidents.
00:45Lok also extended his condolences to the family of the 18-year-old victim.
00:50Police reported that the teenager was found unresponsive in his seat at Penang Central
00:55around 6pm after witnesses heard him scream and observed frothing at his mouth.
01:01The victim, who boarded the bus at KL Central, was pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene.
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