SHAH ALAM, April 14 -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has recounted the moment he fell during a walking exercise earlier this year, an incident that left him with significant injuries and required urgent treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN).

In a podcast snipped posted on his social media accounts, Dr Mahathir said the fall occurred in January when his right leg suddenly lost strength while he was walking. 

The unexpected loss of control caused him to collapse, resulting in a fractured hip joint and a head injury.

"I just lost control of my legs before I fell," he said.

The 98-year-old statesman said the pain was severe enough that he had to be rushed to IJN, where doctors struggled initially to ease his...