A 16-year-old boy who suffered burns covering about 80% of his body after being electrocuted during a religious procession in Mergong, Kedah, has died.
The teenager died at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) at about 2.52am on Wednesday.
Kota Setar district police chief Assistant Commissioner Syed Basri Syed Ali said a post-mortem would be conducted to determine the cause of death.
The victim had reportedly remained unconscious after sustaining severe injuries in the incident at about 9.20pm on Tuesday.
Two other participants, aged 17, were also injured in the electric shock incident along a main road in Mergong.
One suffered burns covering about 40% of his body, including his face and hands, while the other, a school student, sustained burns affecting about 20% of his body, mainly on his hands.
Both teenagers had regained consciousness but remained under hospital observation.
