A post-mortem conducted on two soldiers who died during an operation in the interior of Hutan Belum, Gerik, yesterday revealed that they were crushed by a fallen tree.

Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the post-mortem on the bodies of Sergeant Mohd Kamal Ramli, 41, and Corporal Muhammad Zaki Johari, 31, was conducted at the Penang Hospital Forensic Unit.

“Preliminary information from members of the...