The family of the victim of the collapsed ramp of the Second Penang Bridge on the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Highway have the right to legal action against the responsible parties.

Deputy Works Minister Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the government was also sympathetic towards the family of the victim, Tajudin Zainal Abidin, 45, and had visited them in Batu Maung in George Town.

“I want to state clearly that whatever further action involving the process of the law is the right of the family.

“I also want to confirm that my meeting with the family of the victim has nothing to do with any attempt to deny them of their right,” she told reporters after visiting the site of the collapse today.

However, she declined to comment further on the latest developments on the incident, saying an official statement would be issued by the ministry after a complete report on the matter had been received.    

Yesterday, a brother of the victim, Khairudin Zainal Abidin, said legal action would commence next week to seek justice for the family of the victims.

The legal action would be done taken to seek justice and commensurate compensation for the victim’s first wife Shara Ismail, 44, second wife Shariffah Ramli, 40, and four school-going children.  

The incident, which took place at 6.40pm last Thursday, also injured two foreign workers and a local woman.

The injured were Slamat, 36, from Indonesia, Tin Maung Iwin, 39, from Myanmar and Thilasheni Rajendran, 24.

- Bernama