Lorry carrying chemicals overturns near oil palm estate in Rompin


A lorry carrying 16 tonnes of chemicals overturned in Rompin.

KUANTAN: A lorry carrying 16 tonnes of chemicals overturned in Rompin on Friday but fortunately there was no spillage.

State Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Anuar Hassan said the lorry, which was carrying six tonnes of monoethylene glycol and 10 tonnes of diethylene glycol, had crashed near the Sri Melati oil palm plantation at Jalan Keratong—Bukit Serok in Rompin.

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