[NEW UPDATE] Freak Accident in Subang: Prasarana Says 'It Wasn't Me'
First, a 34-year-old is killed when MRT construction equipment falls on him on 29 March 2013. On 29 May 2013, a 27-year-old dies after a boom crane falls off a trailer believed to be used for MRT construction.
By Judith Yeoh — 30 May 2013, 11:34 AM — Updated almost 11 years ago
30 May: Prasarana says they are not responsible for the accident
In response to reports linking the accident to the LRT extension project, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd project development group director Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff said the company was not responsible for the accident.
“We wish to clarify that it was a traffic accident. It was not an LRT site incident,” he said in a statement.
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"We believe the incident occurred as the driver was turning into a corner and are ruling out the possibility that the trailer was overloaded," he said adding that the police also believed the driver was not speeding.
Petaling Jaya Traffic chief Deputy Supt Wong Siw Choon said the police were working closely with the Chemistry Department, Puspakom and the Road Transport Department to investigate the matter.
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29 May: Boom crane falls off trailer and kills 27-year-old Kelvin Kumar
Kelvin Kumar, 27, who worked at a restaurant in Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar, was killed on the spot while his employer, Anisah Abdul Rahman, 43, who suffered head and bodily injuries, was rushed to a private hospital nearby.
The incident occurred near the underpass of the Subang Airport-Subang Jaya road, off the Federal Highway, at around 4.30pm yesterday.
Traffic slowed down near a clock tower at the exit of Jalan Subang and the victim's car edged next to a trailer loaded with the scaffolding. It is learnt that seconds later, the scaffolding rolled off the trailer and fell onto their car, leaving both trapped in the vehicle.
Mangsa lelaki yang bekerja di restoran wanita terbabit sebagai tukang masak duduk di bahagian penumpang depan ketika kejadian dan mati di tempat kejadian
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Another MRT Related Freak Accident in Subang. “We believe the iron was being transported for use in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project,” said DSP Wong. The driver of the trailer, in his 40s, has been detained for questioning.
Image via windows.netFiremen who arrived at the scene managed to rescue Anisah from the wreckage 10 minutes later before Kelvin's body was extricated and sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for a post mortem.
His body was sent to the Unversiti Malaya Medical Centre for a post-mortem. The employer, who suffered serious injuries, was rushed to the Sime Darby Medical Centre.
We believe the iron was being transported for use in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project,” said PJ traffic chief Wong Siw Choon.
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Pictures by Malaysians at the scene of the 29 May accident
@hugolim: Avoid subang tol towards federal at all costs. standstill since 2 hours ago.
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syahmirapidkl: @KLroadblock Jem teruk di Jln Lpgn Terbang Subang susur ke Federal Hiway.
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@HaziqKiddo: Kejadian di Subang petang tadi..Seorang maut dan seorang lagi cedera,kereta dihempap besi konkrit sebuah lori :-(
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Petaling Jaya Traffic chief DSP Wong Siw Choon said the worker died on the spot due to serious head and body injuries.
Image via akamaihd.net29 March: Crane equipment falls onto cars and kills 34-year-old Vijayasingam Adimulam
FULL STORY: On Friday (29 March) evening, construction equipment hoisted by a crane at the LRT extension site near KM15 of Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang fell and crushed two cars, killing a motorist and leaving another seriously injured.
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Vijayasingam's family is finding it difficult to come to terms with his sudden death and wants answers to how such an accident could have happened.
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“We regret the incident. We visited the family to offer our condolences and to extend a helping hand,” said Prasarana Group Director for Infrastructure Services, Puan Masnizam Hisham, who led the delegation to the visit.
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For further details, kindly contact Prasarana Senior Manager for Communications and Media Affairs at 019- 3837865.
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Contractor Prasarana said they will only terminate TRC's contract in an extreme case scenario. When will things get 'extreme' enough?
For TRC, the RM680 million Kelana Jaya extension job, makes up about 33% of TRC’s RM2.1 billion orderbook.
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