09.11.2016

Foundation crane fatalities

A foundation crane overturned on Friday near Klang, on the South West side of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, killing two motorists who just happened to be driving past at the time.

The couple were crushed to death by the crane boom/mast after the crane's tracks sank into soft ground. The mast came down across the front passenger area of the car, driven by Abdul Rahim, 61 and Nur Hayati Rosli, 56, killing them instantly. The crane operator suffered a broken leg,
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The crane went off the steel plates and sank in soft ground, causing the overturn

Police immediately began questioning potential witnesses, on the site – where a new West Coast elevated highway is being built. A spokesman from the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia said: “Our initial investigations found that the crane was operating on weak soil piled on top of a monsoon drain. The crane operator appears to have overshot and gone on the soft soil covering a large ditch. The machine was on unstable ground which could have caused it to overturn. However, there is no conclusion yet but this is one of the angles being looked into.”

Three men - the site project supervisor, the person in charge of occupational safety and health, and the crane operator were taken into police custody to facilitate investigations. Klang Utara police chief assistant commissioner Mohd Yusoff Mamat said: “Three people were arrested on Saturday night in order to have their statements recorded. They were remanded for a day and will be released after their statements are recorded.”
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The crane's mast landed on top of a couple in this car killing them outright