Orang Asli man found burnt to death in car

IPOH - A man believed to be an Orang Asli in his 50s was found dead in a burnt-out car at Jalan Batu 23, near Jalan Pahang, Tapah here last night.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad, said they received a distress call regarding the incident at 10.04pm on Jan 1.

Following the call, a team of firemen from the Tapah Fire and Rescue station was dispatched to the scene and found that the fire involved a Proton Saga was 50 per cent burnt and destroyed.

"A male victim was found burnt in the back seat of the car. The fire was put out by the members of the public before the firemen arrived on the scene,” he said in a statement today.

Saiyani said the firefighers conducted a risk assessment at the scene and gathered information before extricating victim's remains which were then handed over to the police for further action.

Meanwhile, Tapah district police station Supt Mohd Naim Asnawi, in a separate statement, said the victim's body was sent to the hospital for an autopsy to ascertain the cause of death. - BERNAMA