The man landed on the metal awning of the open-air car park on the third floor of the condominium in Jalan Tanjong Tokong, George Town.

According to a resident of the condominium, the man surprisingly claimed that he did not know how or why he fell in the incident which took place at about 8.30am on April 15.

“The man was on his way back to a relative’s place on the 14th floor after buying breakfast and did not know why he went up to the 13th floor instead,” said the resident, who declined to be named.

The resident said a security guard heard a loud crash and rushed over to find the man sitting on the awning, which had fallen to the ground.

The man’s mother took him to a nearby clinic for treatment after he sustained a small wound on his left hand as well as bruises and scratches on his back.

The man, who hails from Kuala Lumpur, had come to Penang with his family for Qing Ming, an occasion when the Chinese visit the graves of their ancestors and loved ones.

The man and his family had visited a nearby cemetery a day earlier to observe the festival, which fell on April 4 this year. The festival can be observed 10 days before and after the date.

According to a resident of the condominium, the man’s family has promised to bear the cost of repairing the awning.