Bridge collapses in Raub, lorry driver injured

KUANTAN: A lorry driver faced anxious moments when the vehicle he was driving got trapped beneath a collapsed bridge on Jalan Bentong-Raub Lama, here on Tuesday (Feb 22).

Raub district police chief Supt Kama Azural Mohamed, said that the police received an call from the public about the incident which occurred in front of a Chinese temple at about 3am.

The victim, Chia Kein Bong, 30, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Bentong Hospital for treatment.

He added that the bridge caved in, believed to be due to continuous heavy rain in the area from 11.30pm Monday (Feb 21) until 3am Tuesday.

“The road is currently closed to traffic in both directions,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Raub Public Works Department, in a Facebook post, also said that the road is closed until further notice.

Road users are advised to obey all warning signs and use the federal route FT008, Bentong-Raub and FT34, as well as Central Spine Road as alternatives. – Bernama