A campaign assistant to Pakatan Harapan’s Asahan candidate, P. Danesh, died in a road accident near Nyalas at about 12.30pm today.
The victim, identified as Samivel, was reportedly involved in campaign activities when the vehicle he was travelling in crashed near the candidate’s operations centre.
Fire and Rescue Department personnel arrived at the scene within five minutes of receiving the emergency call.
Samivel was found trapped in the wreckage and was extricated using specialised equipment.
Health authorities later confirmed that he had sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Samivel had reportedly been actively involved in campaigning for Danesh over the past week.
