A Bangladeshi national was killed in a clash today in Jalan Imbi area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said.

Identity of the victim could not be known immediately.

Police are investigating the cause of death and the motive for the incident, Dang Wangi OCPD Assistant Commissioner Mohd Sukri Kaman told The Star Online, Malaysia.

The clash took place at Jalan Walter Grenier around 9:30am, the police official said, adding that the victim, aged 28, had already been taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) by an ambulance when police arrived on the spot.

Doctors at HKL pronounced the victim dead after he was taken to the hospital, he added.