KUALA LUMPUR: An employee of a contractor undertaking repairs at Petronas Gas Bhd's plant in Kertih, Terengganu succumbed to his injury following an accident there on Wednesday night.

Petronas Gas said on Thursday an accident occurred at 11.15pm on Wednesday at its facility near the gas processing plant 4.

It said it was extending all necessary assistance to the family members of the victim.

"Currently, the company is working with the relevant authorities to establish the cause of the accident," it said.