Lorry driver killed in five-vehicle pileup
TANJUNG MALIM - A container lorry driver dies in a tragic crash involving five vehicles at kilometre 382.3 of the North-South Expressway southbound near Behrang here at midnight on Thursday.
In the incident, the rescue team found the 44-year old victim stuck under the container that carried the iron loads.
Slim River Fire and Rescue Station Chief Ahmad Nazirulmubin Narodi said a team of 10 personnel were deployed to the scene as soon as they received the distress call at 12.50am.
"The victim was believed to have been thrown out under the container due to the impact.
“The team took an early safety measure before performing the operation to extricate the victim.
"During the rescue operations, a trailer fitted with metal pipes was believed to have hit two vehicles and the ambulance prepared on the scene before hitting the container," he said when contacted by Sinar Harian on Friday.
Nazirulmubin said the impact of the accident had caused three personnel to be thrown.
"One personnel suffered light injuries due to the impact on the chest and had been brought for treatment in the Slim River Hospital while the others were safe.
"However, the situation caused the victims to be stuck further behind the mound of metal," he said.
He explained the operations were continued and the victim was successfully removed by the rescue team three hours later.
"The operations to remove the victim took some time when waiting for the crane to lift the heavy vehicle involved.
"The victim was then given to the police for further actions," he said.
PlusTrafik through its Twitter updated that all lanes were still blocked at 6.38am, which caused congestion of over four kilometres.
The works to remove it was underway while the vehicles southbound were rerouted out to the Slim River Toll Plaza.
