KUALA LUMPUR — Five fallen tree incidents were reported at several locations in Selangor from yesterday afternoon to last night, affecting six vehicles that were struck by trees or branches, with no casualties reported.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the first incident occurred at Jalan MR 1/6, Rawang, at 4.40pm, when a tree belonging to the Selayang Municipal Council fell onto three vehicles.
“The vehicles involved were a Hyundai Santa Fe, Proton Iriz and Perodua Axia. A team from the Batu Arang Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 4.54 pm, with four personnel and a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) deployed,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He said the second incident occurred at 5.05pm at the Education Quarters in Persiaran Indera Wawasan, Pusat Bandar Puchong, when a tree fell onto a Toyota Vios.
A team from the Puchong Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 5.14pm. The operation was brought under control at 5.16 pm and concluded a minute later, with seven personnel involved, he said.
Meanwhile, a fallen tree incident was reported by a member of the public on the Threads platform at 5.10pm along the Kerinchi Link Expressway, from Bangsar towards Bukit Damansara.