Fallen tree on Jalan Sultan Ismail: Swedish passenger still being ...

Detailed cleaning and repair work is being carried out by Rapid Rail with the help of Kuala Lumpur City Hall following the incident of a fallen tree affecting the monorail route at Jalan Sultan Ismail, May 8, 2024. — Bernama pic

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 4:32 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — One of two individuals injured when a huge tree crashed down and crushed 17 vehicles along Jalan Sultan Ismail here yesterday has been discharged from hospital this morning.

Dang Wangi district police chief Supt Naazron Abd Yusof said the male e-hailing driver, 26, was discharged at 6am, while his passenger a Swedish woman, 72, was still being treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

“The total of injured victims remains at two individuals,” he said in a statement here today, adding that the police have received 18 police reports about vehicles damaged in the 2.19pm incident.

The incident also killed driver Md Rizal Atan, 47, and disrupted monorail services as the branches of the tree also hit the monorail line. — Bernama

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