One dead, another injured as tree falls in KL city centre
– Photo courtesy of Onyx IES staff
PETALING JAYA: One person has been killed and another injured as a tree fell along Jalan Sultan Ismail in front of Concorde Hotel following a downpour
The deceased was in one of several vehicles seen trapped under the fallen tree.
Posts on social media on Tuesday (May 7) also show that the tree also hit the KL Monorail track.
Rapid KL confirmed the incident and said in a Facebook post that there would be delays due to the tree which affected the line between its Bukit Nanas and Raja Chulan stations.
A few people were also seen helping those trapped in the vehicles get out.
In an update, Rapid KL said Monorail services between KL Sentral and Medan Tuanku had been suspended.
However, it said shuttle services would be provided via bus between KL Sentral and Medan Tuanku and a shuttle train between Medan Tuanku and Titiwangsa (Platform 1).
More to come