GEORGE TOWN: A 59-year-old man was killed when an uprooted tree crushed onto him during the freak storm in Jelutong.
Lim Chong Leong died on the spot near a traffic junction at Lorong Perak in the 5pm incident.
The senior citizen was pronounced dead by the paramedics that reached the scene shortly afterwards.
The incident caused traffic to be backed up for about an hour.