A 44-year-old man died after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) which he and his family were travelling in skidded and plunged into a 3-metre deep ravine on Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands in Perak, Malaysia.

The incident happened at about 8.40pm on Thursday (April 23) when the family was on their way to Cameron Highlands to pay their last respects to the man's grandfather.