ECRL scaffolding collapsed after being hit by skylift boom, DOSH finds

PETALING JAYA: The temporary steel canopy that fell on a moving car at MRR2 in Batu Caves on Tuesday (Nov 18) is believed to have occurred after a collision with a skylift boom. In a statement issued on Wednesday (Nov 19), the Selangor Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) said the incident occurred during a paint...

Woman killed, five others injured in multi-vehicle pileup

IPOH: A woman has been killed while her husband and two young children were injured after a lorry crashed into their motorcycle at Jalan Kampung Kayan, near Sitiawan. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the incident occurred around 8.15am on Wednesday (Oct 22), when the husband stopped the...

19-year-old killed in multi-vehicle crash on Kulai-Kota Tinggi road

KULAI: A 19-year-old was killed and several others injured in a crash involving four motorcycles, a car, and a lorry at Kilometre 4 on the Kulai-Kota Tinggi Road early Thursday (Sept 18) morning. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the accident occurred around 1.05am when a 26-year-old woman driving a Perodua Bezza struck a...

Man survives fall from 10th floor of flats in Sentul

KUALA LUMPUR: A man miraculously survived a fall from the 10th floor of a building here. When contacted, Sentul District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that the police were informed of the incident today at the Sri Aman Flats at around 12.30pm. "The 25-year-old man fell from the 10th floor and landed on a...

Two Seremban teens killed after car runs red light, crashes into their motorcycle

SEREMBAN: Two teenagers were killed when a car driven by an 18-year-old boy is believed to have run a red light at a junction and crashed into their motorcycle here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victims, aged 16 and 15 years old, respectively, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm...

QuickCheck: Did an irate man in JB set his wife’s car on fire?

SOME marital disputes have been known to turn fiery. One man in Johor Baru, however, took this literally by allegedly torching his wife's car. In a video that went viral on social media, the culprit blocks the woman's car with his multi-purpose vehicle before pouring petrol on the bonnet and setting it on fire. It is claimed that...

Fire destroys house and seven vehicles in Hulu Besut

JERTIH: A house and seven vehicles, including five motorcycles, were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Gong Duek in Hulu Besut on Sunday (Feb 2). Jertih fire station chief Mustafa Ismail said the two-storey semi-permanent house was 80% destroyed. "We received a distress call at 6.46pm. A team of 13 in two fire engines and a tanker...

Tragic road accident claims life of bride-to-be in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: A bride-to-be died after the car she was in crashed into a truck while trying to overtake another vehicle here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said the accident occurred at KM52 of Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing at around 4pm on Saturday (Jan 25). “The 22-year-old woman, who was driving a hatchback car, tried to overtake...

Python Spotted Chilling On Top Of Moving Car As Motorists Honk To Alert Driver

What would you do if you had a python chilling on the roof of your moving car? A video, reportedly taken in Malaysia, posted by X user anthraxxx781 first pans to a silver Perodua Axia before zooming in on one massive snake. The python was also caught seemingly considering getting off though it looked like it then...

Woman Gives 5-Year-Old Daughter Driving Lessons

A woman in Indonesia has gone viral for teaching her five-year-old daughter to drive. Yes, drive. An actual car. A clip sees the little girl sitting on her mum’s lap with her hands on the wheel as the latter gives her instructions on how to maneuver it. The girl confidently turns the steering wheel left and right according to her...