EC staff dies at polling centre in Raub
KUANTAN, May 9 (Bernama) -- An Election Commission (EC) staff died in the toilet of the Kampung Baru Sempalit polling centre in Raub at about 2.15 this afternoon. She is believed to have fallen down in the toilet.
Pahang Chief of Police, Datuk Seri Rosli Ab Rahman said the victim, Rozaliza Mohd Said, 49, who was a clerk at Sekolah Tengku Kudin, Raub was found unconscious in the toilet by a co-worker.
"The victim from Lorong Sepam Baru, Jalan Cheroh Raub had earlier complained to her daughter, who was also on duty at the same polling centre, of a stomach ache and migraine. According to the daughter, her mother was not suffering from any serious illness prior to this.
"The victim's remains have been brought to the hospital for post-mortem," Rosli told a press conference at the Pahang Police Contingent headquarters here today.
In a separate incident, an EC staff and a police personnel stationed at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cherok Paloh sustained light injuries when the car they were travelling in met with an accident at Jalan Penor, Pantai Sepat, Tanjung Lumpur in Kuantan at about 6.30 in the morning.
The accident is believed to be caused by the slippery road conditions here following the rains last night and this morning.
-- BERNAMA
