Fallen trees kill man, injure woman in separate incidents in KL

A man was killed and a woman injured in two separate incidents involving trees falling on their cars following a storm and heavy rain this evening here.

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations control centre said the fatality occurred in Persiaran Dutamas, Taman Duta.

"The man, in his 40s, was confirmed dead at the location of the incident by a Health Ministry official,” according to a statement.

In a separate incident, a woman in her 30s was injured after the car she was driving was hit by a fallen tree along Jalan Metro Prima, Kepong Baru.

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said it received emergency calls between 4pm and 5.30pm involving fallen trees in several areas in the city due to bad weather.

"Firefighters have been deployed to several affected locations to carry out rescue, clean-up, and fallen tree removal operations to ensure the safety of public areas," said the statement.

All incidents were handled swiftly by the department, with the situation successfully brought under control and clean-up operations carried out promptly at all affected locations.

- Bernama

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