KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and related agencies have been asked to review regulations governing construction sites to further enhance safety, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
This comes after a parapet wall slab from the under-construction Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) came loose and fell onto a moving car along the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), yesterday afternoon.
Annuar said the review will include fines and heavier penalties to prevent similar incidents from recurring.
"I want DBKL and the relevant agencies to tighten safety aspects at construction sites as well as other matters related to public safety.
"Review the rules, including (introducing) stiffer penalties," he said via his official Twitter account, today.
In the incident at 5.45pm yesterday, a woman driving her Perodua Myvi along the MRR2 from Sungai Besi towards Ampang was nearing a petrol station in Bandar Tasik Selatan when the one-metre square of concrete fell onto her car, badly crushing it.
However, the 25-year-old victim was rescued by the public and only suffered injuries to her hand. She was sent to the Tuanku Muhkriz Chancellor Hospital (HUKM) for treatment. - BERNAMA