Motorist killed by falling construction equipment at LRT extension site in Subang
The Star Online, 30 March 2013
By STEVEN DANIEL
SUBANG JAYA: A motorist was killed and another seriously injured when construction equipment hoisted by a crane at an LRT extension site near KM15 of Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang fell and crushed two cars.
Subang Jaya Fire and Rescue Department operations commandant Hazinan Md Yusof said they received the distress call at 7.40pm yesterday and rushed to the scene to find that one person in a Nissan vehicle, identified as A. Vijaya Sigam, 34, had already died from the force of the impact, which crushed the roof of his vehicle.
The cars had been moving slowly due to a traffic jam at the time.
“Another person in a Hyundai Sonata suffered serious injuries. We managed to get him out at 8.19pm before rushing him to hospital.
“The body of Vijaya was removed 10 minutes later and sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for a post-mortem,” he said, adding that 13 firefighters assisted in the operations.
Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said investigations were ongoing.
Meanwhile, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana), in a statement, said it regretted the incident and would investigate the matter thoroughly.
“We have stopped all work involving the particular contractor on this section of the LRT Line Extension Project (LEP) and are working with the authorities to facilitate investigations of the incident,” said Prasarana group director for project development Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff.
