The badly-damaged car after the concrete slab fell onto it, crushing in the roof. — Images from Facebook.com/Info Roadblock JPJ/Polis
KUALA LUMPUR: Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas), has issued a stop-work order following the incident in which a parapet wall slab from the ongoing highway construction fell and crushed a car along the Middle Ring Road 2(MRR2) in Bandar Tasik Selatan here on Saturday.
The developer of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) said in a statement that it will cooperate fully with the authorities in their investigation into the incident
"The SUKE Emergency Response Team (ERT) is already at the scene to control traffic and remove the parapet wall and the car involved (in the incident).
"Any inconvenience caused is much regretted and SUKE will ensure that all aspects of safety are prioritised and improved from time to time, ” the statement read.
A woman escaped death with an injured left hand when the concrete slab fell and crushed her car at about 5.45pm.
The Government has decided to weigh in on the dangerous incident. The Federal Territory and Putrajaya Department of Occupational Safety and Health would probe the incident.
Deputy Human Resources Minister Awang Hashim said the team would find out why the incident took place and whether there were any breaches under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.
