GTA vibes: social media abuzz over tanked tank in central KL

KUALA LUMPUR – A tanked military tank on the exit from Jalan Damansara to KL Sentral this morning has set social media abuzz with netizens poking fun at the bizarre incident.

After causing quite a bit of congestion on the road, Kuala Lumpur City Council’s Command and Control Centre reported that the broken-down vehicle was successfully towed away. 

Kereta kebal berjaya ditunda ke lokasi selamat. Kes selesai. #kltu

— KLCCC DBKL (@KLCCC_DBKL) August 26, 2022

Although the traffic command centre deems it a “closed case”, netizens, ostensibly perplexed and humoured, refused to pass up the opportunity to poke fun at the situation. 

A Twitter user with the username @the_REAL_deal88 likened the situation to one playing the popular video game GTA (Grand Theft Auto) and deciding to “spawn” a tank in the middle of the road.  

*When ur playing GTA and decide to spawn a Tank...... https://t.co/uVk8MAY1VX

— ? His Royal Highness of Subang ? ? (@the_REAL_deal88) August 26, 2022

It appears that other Twitter users, who are presumably videogamers, also shared the same sentiments. 

It looks like someone respawn at random place https://t.co/lnMp9Rz05d

— Rd (@RDisRaden) August 26, 2022

GTA vibes https://t.co/5LeEtbBXn5

— Nigel Lim (@Nigellimm) August 26, 2022

Meanwhile, another social media user with the username @1NEKO9 resorted to puns and said “Tank god I used another route or else I would’ve emptied my tank being stuck in traffic.” 

Tank god I used another route or else i would’ve emptied my tank being stuck in traffic https://t.co/eeqyfJ3dlv

— Young (@1NEKO9) August 26, 2022

On a more serious note, other users in the Twitterverse have expressed concerns over the nation’s state of military maintenance.  

“The state of military hardware in this country is pathetic,” said a user with the username @jun_2295. 

The state of military hardware in this country is pathetic https://t.co/9Dmiuryn0N

— Arjun Raj (@jun_2295) August 26, 2022

“Guess we have the answer to which army is worse maintained than the Russians,” a user with the username @earth_boy said.  

Guess we have the answer to which army is worse maintained than the Russians https://t.co/2oz9f9uKy9

— planetBHUMI (@earth_boy) August 26, 2022

Meanwhile, @DaniellaaHasni quipped that Malaysia “would definitely not survive a war”, after seeing the image of the conked-out vehicle. – The Vibes, August 26, 2022 

Ya we def cant survive a war la https://t.co/ZNXSm2b20E

— tofu (@DaniellaaHasni) August 26, 2022