Malaysia

Lucky break for six as storm leads to toppled tree on MRR2

Three men, three women manage to escape their cars at about 3pm today

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 29 Apr 2023 8:11PM

Lucky break for six as storm leads to toppled tree on MRR2
Three men and three women have managed to escape their cars near the MRR2 Expressway entrance after a tree toppled on the vehicles during a storm today. – Pixabay pic, April 29, 2023 

KUALA LUMPUR – Six people had a narrow escape when a tree fell onto their cars near the entrance of the MRR2 Expressway heading to Ampang here during a storm this afternoon. 

According to a spokesman for the operations centre of the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, the incident involved three men and three women in three cars, a Perodua Alza, Perodua Myvi and Proton Exora. 

He said the department received an emergency call at 3.19pm and dispatched a fire engine with eight personnel from the Sg Besi Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. 

He said all the victims were freed from their cars and were safe. 

“Firemen, together with personnel from the Malaysian Civil Defence Force and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, carried out the work of cutting and removing the fallen tree,” he said. – Bernama, April 29, 2023 

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