KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has suspended a second helicopter involved in maintenance work at its project site in Bentong, Pahang.
In a statement on the TNB Careline Facebook page today, the company confirmed receiving a report of a helicopter crash that occurred while landing for refuelling near a TNB project site.
“TNB will fully cooperate with the authorities in their investigation and extends its condolences to the victim’s family.
“According to preliminary reports, the pilot was safely rescued, while a helicopter company staff member, an Indonesian national, was killed,” the statement said.
Earlier, the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department operations centre confirmed an Indonesian engineer was killed when a Bell 206 L4 helicopter caught fire while landing to refuel.
The pilot, also an Indonesian national, escaped unharmed in the incident that occurred near a hot spring along the old Kuala Lumpur-Bentong road.
— Bernama
