In Melaka, a 50-year-old man was found dead in a car parked by the roadside along Jalan Ong Kim Wee in Gajah Berang yesterday.

Melaka Tengah district police chief Christopher Patit said police received a report about a man being unconscious in the vehicle at 3.10pm.

“A team from the Tengkera police station, together with investigating officers and forensic personnel, was dispatched to the scene to carry out further investigations.

“A medical officer from the Tengkera health clinic confirmed that the man had died,” he said in a statement today.

The body was taken to Melaka Hospital for a post-mortem.

In Penang, the body of a 37-year-old woman was found in a Perodua Myvi parked at a petrol station along Jalan Paya Terubong, George Town, on Tuesday night.

Penang fire and rescue department director Shoki Hamzah said the department received a call at 7.48pm requesting assistance to unlock a car door, with a woman reportedly inside.

“The woman was found unconscious in the driver’s seat. A medical team confirmed that she had died,” he said when contacted today.

The body of the woman, identified as Khor Bee Jiun, was taken to Penang Hospital for a post-mortem.