Just a week after an incident at an MRT Corp construction site near Kota Damansara left three workers dead, and resulting in the resignation of MRT Corp CEO Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid, another incident involvin MRT assets occured yesterday morning in Cheras.
At 11am yesterday, several precast concrete segments intended for installation at an MRT site fell off a trailer onto a road near the Billion roundabout flyover along Jalan Cheras, causing traffic congestion.
The segments were being transported to the Pudu launch shaft near Jalan Bukit Bintang, The Star Online reports.
It is reported that the trailer’s driver had to swerve to avoid a vehicle in front of him, causing 12 of the 16 concrete segments he was transporting to fall off the trailer.
The incident resulted in no casualties, but did cause traffic congestion for over three hours as workers cleared the road.
MRT Corp said the concrete segments were removed from obstructing traffic by 3.30pm yesterday.
Last week, a 490-tonne concrete span guideway collapsed at an MRT Corp construction near Kota Damansara, killing three Bangladeshi construction workers. Following the incident, MRT Corp CEO Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid tendered his resignation. Work at the Kota Damansara site has yet to recommence, pending further investigations.
See Also:
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MRT concrete span collapse: one body found
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