KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — A 47-year-old man was confirmed dead, while a 26-year-old man suffered serious injuries when a huge tree came crashing down on 17 vehicles along Jalan Sultan Ismail, just outside the Concorde Hotel during a thunderstorm and heavy rain at 2.19pm today.
Apart from damaging vehicles passing by the busy segment of downtown Kuala Lumpur, the fallen tree also damaged a bus stop and temporarily disrupted the Monorail service, as debris and branches of the fallen tree damaged the track.
Rapid KL says its monorail services are currently disrupted after a tree fell onto the tracks between the Bukit Nanas and Raja Chulan stations during bad weather.
The Kuala Lumpur Traffic Movement Operations Centre said a report about the incident was received at 2.19pm and 27 Fire and Rescue Department officers were deployed to the location.
“Upon arriving at the location, the team reported that a large tree had fallen on the road, crushing 17 vehicles and damaging the monorail track at the location. The fallen tree also caused damage to public facilities, including a bus stop.
“Two victims were removed from damaged vehicles. The first victim was a 47-year-old who was later confirmed dead by Health Ministry officers, while the second victim was handed over to paramedics at the location for treatment,” it said in a statement.
— Bernama
