KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — A driver of a trailer transporting frozen food was critically injured when his vehicle veered off and caught fire near the Duta toll plaza at noon today, said the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department.
It said the department received a distress call about the incident at 12.03pm and sent nine firefighters and two fire engines from the Sri Hartamas Fire and Rescue Station to the location.
It said the team arrived nine minutes later and found the trailer ablaze, adding that the blaze was fully extinguished at 1.48pm.
The statement said the driver, in his 30s, sustained head and hand injuries and was rushed to the hospital. The incident is under investigation.
Meanwhile, a Malaysian Highway Authority spokesman said the accident caused a 1.3km congestion up to the Duta Ulu Kelang Expressway, adding that the middle lane was closed to traffic.
Road users were advised to use alternative routes.
— Bernama
