Man mistakes acid for water

CIREBON, West Java: Judin, 36, a resident of Kaliwadas village in Weru subdistrict, died on Monday after mistakenly drinking acid which he thought was water.

Judin, a craftsman, was having breakfast at his workplace in a local rattan factory when he picked up a glass of what he took to be water from the canteen table.

But after he drank it, Judin screamed, vomited and had a seizure. A yellowish foam came out of his mouth, and his lips and several of his teeth cracked.

Judin then was rushed to the Gunung Jati Hospital but died not long afterwards, Antara reported.

According to the hospital's medical staff, the "water" he drank was in reality concentrated acid.(hdn)