Summary
- Three teenagers injured during temple procession.
- Flag reportedly touched a high-voltage power line.
- Victims rushed to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital.
ALOR SETAR, October 14 — Three teenage boys were injured after a flag carried during a temple procession in Mergong, Kedah, reportedly came into contact with a high-voltage power line on Tuesday night.
Mergong Vegetable Temple Association secretary Chah Boon Chuan said the incident occurred around 9pm when strong winds blew the flag towards the power line during light rain.
Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old suffered electric shocks and were rushed to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital’s emergency department.
All three were reportedly receiving treatment in the hospital’s red zone, with their latest conditions yet to be confirmed.
