Boy drowns after falling into ditch 17 Apr 2021 / 07:08 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KANGAR: A 10-year-old boy drowned after falling into a ditch while cycling near a paddy field in Kampung Hutan Kandis in Arau today.
Arau district police chief Supt Nanda Maarof said Mohamad Amir Faris Rohaizad was cycling with his eight-year-old brother and an 11-year-old girl when the incident happened at about 6.30pm.
“He suddenly lost control of his bicycle and plunged into the two-metre deep ditch,” he said when contacted last night.
On seeing this, the girl cycled to Mohamad Amir’s house about one kilometre away to alert his family.