Seberang Perai Utara police chief Anuar Abd Rahman said the bus driver reported the incident took place 10 minutes after the victim, Nur Asymawi Jasmadi, 18, boarded the bus at the Penang Sentral bus terminal in Butterworth.

Anuar said a passenger reported that screams were heard from the victim, who was found to be foaming at the mouth. An ambulance was called, but the attending medical officer confirmed the victim had died.

“Examination of the body at the scene found burns on his left finger, believed to be the result of an electric shock while charging his mobile phone,” Anuar said, according to a Berita Harian report. The end of the cable used by the victim was melted and the charging device involved was also hot.

Anuar said a post-mortem examination confirmed that the teenager had died from an electric shock.