Friday, June 7, 2013

Overhead road link to 2nd Penang Bridge collapses

Firemen at the scene of the collapse near Batu Maung. Photo by Sim Tze Tzin taken from Facebook.
Firemen at the scene of the collapse near Batu Maung. Photo by Sim Tze Tzin taken from Facebook.
GEORGE TOWN: A section of the overhead road under construction near Batu Maung here which is supposed to be the link road to the 2nd Penang Bridge has collapsed.
Details are still sketchy but one unconfirmed report said one or two cars are buried under the rubble. The incident happened at Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu near Batu Maung.
Firemen were seen at the scene trying to clear the rubble. The collapse occurred at about 7.15pm.

The portion of the overhead road under construction that collapsed. Photo by Andrew Chong from Twitter.
The portion of the overhead road under construction that collapsed. Photo by Andrew Chong from Twitter.

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