Traffic CCTV Shows Military Tank Breaking Down In The Middle Of The Road In KL
Many netizens expressed their worry about the tank breaking down even before it was used on the battlefield.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 26 Aug 2022, 01:44 PM
An image showing a military tank breaking down in the middle of the road in Kuala Lumpur has gone viral on Twitter today, 26 August, with many netizens being amused by the situation
The image was shared by the Kuala Lumpur Command & Control Centre (KLCCC), a traffic management hub under Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), on Twitter at 10.29am on Friday.
"Jalan Damansara: A tank broke down near Carcosa, heading in the KL Sentral direction. The middle lane is blocked," KLCCC said.
The image was taken from traffic closed-circuit television (CCTV), and it shows two individuals in camouflage army uniforms on top of the tank
One individual can be seen standing on top of the turret, while another is kneeling near the driver's hatch as if they are trying to fix something.
The image also shows traffic building up behind the tank.
In an update at 10.50am, KLCCC said traffic police personnel had arrived at the location, and the image suggests that traffic seemed to have eased up.
By 11.21am, the tank was successfully towed to a safe location. Free Malaysia Today reported that another tank was deployed to the scene to tow the stalled tank away.
At the time of writing, the tweet has garnered over 1,400 retweets and quote tweets combined
Many netizens were appalled by the tank stalling in the middle of the road.
"It hasn't gone to war, but it has already broken down," said a person.
"With the ships not ready, tanks are also damaged. Hahahahahaha, this is worrisome," added another Twitter user.
They were probably referring to the LCS scandal, which involves six littoral combat ships (LCS) that were purchased by the government for RM9 billion as part of the Royal Malaysian Navy's fleet renewal plan, but were never delivered after eight years, reported Free Malaysia Today.
"Something to ponder by the government and the Ministry of Defence," one netizen said, continuing, "It's only used for rehearsal, in case there's a war (probably not), you would not want to let national security assets malfunction like this, right?"
The Star confirmed with DBKL that the tank was intended to be used for rehearsals for the upcoming Independence Day parade.
According to New Straits Times, several roads in Kuala Lumpur are closed for rehearsal beginning today. A total of eighteen roads in the city will be closed on 31 August.
