KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — A section of a pedestrian bridge near Middle Ring Road 2 in Desa Tun Razak here collapsed and crushed a van which five individuals.
The incident at about 6pm involved a lorry carrying an excavator which hit the construction structure of a pedestrian bridge located in front of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan(TBS).
As a result of the accident, construction debris fell on a factory van with five individuals coming from the town centre,” said Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department head ACP Zulkefly Yahya in a statement today.
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 under the construction structure,” he said.
— Bernama
