PASIR PUTEH, January 25– A 28-year-old assistant mechanic died after being crushed by a rubber counterweight of a conveyor at a quarry in Selising, here, on Friday.

Pasir Puteh District Police Chief, Superintendent Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said they received a report about a man who was unconscious due to being crushed by the machine's rubber counterweight in Mukim Jerus, Selising.

"Immediately after receiving the information, a team of police officers from Selising Police Station and Pasir Puteh District Police Headquarters (IPD) were deployed to the scene of the incident and found the victim unconscious," he said in a statement.

Further examination revealed that the victim had died at the scene.

The police also confirmed that they did not find any criminal elements at the scene that could be linked to the incident.

The victim's body was sent to Tengku Anis Hospital, Pasir Puteh for post-mortem.

The case has been classified as sudden death.