Subscribe to our Telegram channel for our latest stories and breaking news.
Drivers at the Sungai Besi toll plaza heading towards Kuala Lumpur saw a massive traffic jam yesterday, 10 May
According to Bernama, people were stuck in the jam for as long as three hours as they waited to pass a police roadblock.
Image via Bernama (Facebook)
Tensions ran high and several drivers got out of their cars to confront the police
In a video uploaded by Bernama, a group of people can be seen arguing with a police officer, claiming that their cars were running out of petrol and engines were overheating.
One of them complained because they can’t even turn their car around.
The police officer then said, “Now, you want to be angry at me but I can’t do anything,” to which the crowd then replied in unison, “We’re not angry, we’re trying to negotiate.”
Berlaku sedikit ketegangan antara anggota polis bertugas dan orang ramai akibat tersekat terlalu lama di tol Sungai Besi menuju ibu kota.
Orang ramai mulai resah apabila sudah hampir 3 jam tersekat dalam sesak jalan raya, terdapat juga kenderaan yang telah kehabisan petrol serta kepanasan enjin akibat kesesakan trafik Tol Sungai Besi menuju ke ibu kota ketika tinjauan fotoBernama di plaza tol Sungai Besi, hari ini.
Ia susulan semua aktiviti rentas negeri dan daerah tanpa kebenaran Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) di seluruh negara tidak dibenarkan berkuat kuasa hari ini (10 Mei) hingga 6 Jun depan.
Posted by Bernama TV on Monday, May 10, 2021
Image via Bernama (Facebook)
The roadblock was set up following the government’s decision to ban interstate and interdistrict travel throughout the whole country starting 10 May
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim confirmed with Astro Awani that the 2km traffic jam lasted between 7am until 10am.
However, he explained that traffic flow was much smoother after 10am once the police on duty had relaxed the inspections at the roadblock, even though there were many vehicles on the route.
Image via Bernama (Facebook)