Expressway construction structure collapses, crushing van with 5 people

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Fire and Rescue Department personnel conducting rescue operation at Middle Ring Road 2 in Desa Tun Razak. — Bernama photo

KUALA LUMPUR: A section of a construction structure near Middle Ring Road 2 in Desa Tun Razak here collapsed and crushed a van with five individuals.

The incident at about 6pm involved a lorry carrying an excavator which hit the construction structure of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) located in front of South Integrated Terminal (TBS).

“As a result of the accident, construction debris fell on a factory van with five individuals which was coming from the town centre,” said Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department head ACP Zulkefly Yahya in a statement yesterday.

Meanwhile, a Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said rescue efforts were being carried out.

“The Kuala Lumpur Operation Centre announced the collapsed structure crushed a van with five victims which was passing through under the construction structure,” he said. — Bernama






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