1 dead and 2 injured in Kuala Lumpur after a tree falls on several vehicles and a monorail track

Tree falls along Jalan Sultan Ismail in KL, immobilizing several vehicles

On Tuesday (May 7), an uprooted tree fell on several vehicles in Kuala Lumpur (KL), killing a 47-year-old man and injuring two other people.

Emergency vehicles responded to the scene and paramedics quickly transported the victims to the hospital.

In addition to immobilizing the vehicles, the fallen tree also crashed into an elevated monorail track.

One dead and two injured after a tree falls on Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur

Citing the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, the New Straits Times (NST) reported that its Operations Center sent vehicles to the scene of the incident along Jalan Sultan Ismail after receiving an emergency call at 2.19pm.

Upon reaching there, KL Fire and Rescue Department Deputy Director of Operations Fatta M. Amin said they discovered a large tree on the road.

Rescue personnel pulled a 47-year-old man from one of the cars and pronounced him dead at the scene.

They managed to rescue a younger man, 26 years old, and took him to the hospital.

The Star later reported that a 72-year-old Swedish woman, believed to be the passenger of the 26-year-old driver, also suffered injuries and was similarly taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

Authorities took the older man’s body to the same hospital for a post-mortem examination, NST said in a separate report.

A tree crashes into a monorail

Footage of the incident has emerged online and shows a large tree and another unidentified structure falling onto the road.

A video of the aftermath, courtesy of Oriental Daily News Malaysia, captured firefighters attending the scene of the accident.

The tree covered the entire length of the road, and some of its branches rested on the nearby monorail track.

Additionally, several cars were trapped under the tree and visibly suffered significant damage.

NST said the tree crashed into the monorail path and damaged at least 17 vehicles.

Some nearby public facilities were also damaged, including a roadside bus stop.

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