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KUALA LUMPUR: Three people were killed when a launching crane overturned at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang (SUKE) elevated highway construction site near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras, this morning.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JPBM) director Nordin Pauzi said there were six victims in the accident, three of whom were construction workers on the project.
“One of the dead victims remains crushed at the scene while rescue work is being carried out.
“The fire department and the contractor are cooperating to lift the load that crushes the victim,” he told reporters at the scene of the incident.
He said JPBM received a call about the incident around 8.45am and three fire trucks from Cheras, Tun Razak and Hang Tuah fire and rescue stations rushed to the scene.
He said the two dead were Chinese construction workers who fell from a height of 120 feet while holding the track.
“The third victim, who was also from China, died when he fell on the road construction track,” he said.
Nordin said rescuers were having difficulty removing the body of the third victim because the construction structure was not stable and the victim was trapped between the construction beam and the launching crane.
Meanwhile, the chief of police of Cheras, ACP, Mohamed Mokhsein Mohamed Zon, said that the police opened an investigative document under Section 43 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 on the incident.
He said that the driver of a Perodua Bezza who was crushed by the crane while passing was seriously injured and had been taken to Canselor Tuanku Muhriz hospital.
“After that, the police temporarily closed the section and created a detour at Jalan Cerdas here to prevent traffic from passing through the scene,” he said.
In this regard, Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (PROLINTAS), which is the holder of the highway concession, announced that the incident was believed to have been due to the collapse of a gantry component, but the investigation of the actual cause still continues.
“After the incident, SUKE’s ‘Emergency Response Team’ and firefighters closed the incident section in both directions and rescue work is still continuing,” the statement said. – Called
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