[VIDEO] Overturned Trailer Leaves Fire Trail On Expressway & Causes 2 Vehicles To Ignite
The incident occurred on Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur at noon today, 13 August.
A trailer overturned on Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur today, 13 August, leaving a trail of fire that caused at least two vehicles to catch fire
According to the New Straits Times, the incident occurred around noon on the northbound side of the expressway.
A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said they received a distress call at 12.03pm, and a team from the Sri Hartamas Fire and Rescue station was dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, nine firefighters found the front of the trailer ablaze and began extinguishing the fire.
The flames were completely put out by 1.48pm.
A man in his 30s, believed to be the trailer driver, was rushed to the hospital with injuries to his head and hand.
A video of the incident, posted by X user @aidanotayda, shows a puddle of fluid on the expressway igniting as several vehicles drive over it
The wheels of a hatchback catch fire after passing through the fluid, believed to be petrol, but the flames were quickly extinguished.
However, when a lorry drives over it, its back wheels burst into flames, producing more smoke at the scene.