20-Year-Old Dies After Being Hit By Falling Tree Branch During Heavy Rain
The man died at the scene due to injuries to his head.
By Arisha Rozaidee — 16 Apr 2021, 12:31 PM
A man recently died after being hit by a falling tree branch during heavy rain
According to Sinar Harian, the incident took place at Alam Damai, Taman Len Seng, Cheras, around 4.15pm yesterday, 15 April.
The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Syed Izzat Izzudin who was riding a Yamaha LC 135CC motorcycle. Previously, a video of the accident scene went viral on social media.
He died at the scene after sustaining severe injuries to his head
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigations and Enforcement Department chief ACP Zulkifli Yahya told the Malay daily, "Suddenly a tree branch from the side of the road fell on the victim's body. He was pronounced dead at the scene."
The fire and rescue team were called to the location and they had to cut the branch to retrieve the body. It was then sent to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department reported several instances of trees falling due to extreme weather yesterday across KL
In a statement, the Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre explained that other locations which saw falling trees include Section 2 in Wangsa Maju, Jalan Pantai Murni at Pantai Dalam, Kampung Padang Merbuk at Jalan Melati, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) towards Hulu Klang, Wisma Tani, Jalan Bukit Tunku, and Jalan Tijani at Bukit Tunku.
