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The Malayan tiger, a national symbol of Malaysia, has recently been found dead in several incidents, raising concerns about its risk of extinction. Amid these worries, a story about a Korean tourist in Malaysia who was involved in a traffic accident with a tiger has gone viral online.

On the 13th, a post titled "A traffic accident that set a new legend. Warning: photos included" was uploaded to an online community. The post contained a screenshot of a KakaoTalk message. In the message, Mr. A informed a friend about a traffic accident involving his group during their trip in Malaysia and shared photos taken immediately after the accident. The photos showed a vehicle parked by the roadside at night with significant damage. The bumper was severely damaged due to the impact of the collision.

The Malayan tiger, a national symbol of Malaysia, has recently been found dead in several cases, raising concerns about its risk of extinction. Meanwhile, a review of a traffic accident involving a Korean tourist in Malaysia colliding with a tiger has gone viral online.
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Seeing this, the friend asked, "Was alcohol involved by any chance?" Mr. A replied, "The other party is even more remarkable," and sent two additional photos. The photos showed a tiger unconscious and lying on the ground. Mr. A described it as a "roadkill tiger." Netizens responded with comments such as, "Did the tiger die?", "I never expected a tiger to appear in the photos," "It's fortunate that no people were killed, but the tiger's death is very sad," and "Are there really that many tigers to be hit by cars?"

Incidents of tigers being killed by vehicles on roads occasionally occur in Malaysia. In fact, last May, a tiger was hit and killed by a car while crossing a highway in the central region. Earlier last month, the carcass of a male tiger presumed to have died from a roadkill accident was found, and in mid-May, another tiger was killed by a car on a highway in Pahang state, central Malaysia.

Since November last year, five Malayan tigers have died due to roadkill in Malaysia. The Malayan tiger is so symbolic that it appears on the Malaysian national emblem. However, it is estimated that fewer than 150 Malayan tigers remain in the wild in the jungles of the Malay Peninsula. This is due to poaching, habitat loss, and a decrease in prey. Experts are warning about the extinction risk of the Malayan tiger. Originally classified as a subspecies of the Indochinese tiger, genetic analysis in 2004 revealed distinct differences, leading to its recognition as an independent subspecies.