SUKE: Traffic closed to facilitate rescue, cause of crane accident under investigation



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PETALING JAYA: An emergency response team from the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Highway (SUKE) shut down traffic at the site where a tow truck fell on Monday (March 22) morning.

Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Sdn crossing project. Bhd said this was done to facilitate efforts to rescue the victims of the incident.

He added that a SUKE emergency response team, as well as Fire and Rescue Department personnel, have closed the flow of traffic in both directions at Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, as rescue work is still underway. cape.

“The preliminary investigation shows that three construction workers, who are Chinese nationals, were killed and a road user was injured in the incident,” it added in a statement.

“It was understood that the incident occurred after one of the components of a gantry crane fell. The cause of the incident is still under investigation, “he also said.

This is the second incident involving SUKE this year, as five people were trapped in a factory van traveling on the MRR2 highway near Bandar Tasik Selatan on March 3 when part of a bridge under construction fell on it. around 5.58 pm struck by a trailer carrying heavy machinery.

In the previous incident involving the factory van, two women were killed and three other people were seriously injured.

Following the above incident, he confirmed that the trailer that impacted the scaffolding belonging to the SUKE construction site was a private vehicle and was not involved or affiliated with the construction of the road in any way.



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