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KUALA LUMPUR: Two construction workers were killed, while two others are believed to have been seriously injured after a crane fell on a car at a road construction site in Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai here.
The driver of the car, a Malaysian, was seriously injured, while two construction workers fell 120 meters from the construction site and died at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said firefighters are rescuing another worker trapped at the site.
“We received a call about the incident at 8:45 am and 25 firefighters from Cheras, Tun Razak and Hang Tuah were deployed to the scene,” it said in a statement.
This is the second incident involving the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang (SUKE) elevated highway this year, as five people were trapped in a factory van traveling on the MRR2 highway near Bandar Tasik Selatan on March 3 when it fell. a part of a bridge under construction. about him at around 5.58pm after he was 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, Projek Lintasan Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Sdn. Bhd 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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