Medical personnel preparing to remove the deceased's body from the bus stop.

MIRI, Dec 13: The lifeless body of a 51-year-old man was discovered at a bus stop at GK Jalan Pujut 4 in Miri early today.

Police and medical personnel from Miri Hospital responded to a distress call at around 7.30am.

The man was found unresponsive on the bus stop’s floor, and medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

According to sources, a motorist who happened to be a friend of the deceased pulled over, thinking he recognised the body.

It turned out to be his friend, prompting him to call the police and inform the deceased’s next-of-kin.

A close source to the police revealed that the case is being investigated as sudden death.

Further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be disclosed pending the investigation. — DayakDaily