Construction materials piling up along the pavement with several manholes under construction without warning signs to indicate the cement had yet to harden. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
AN eatery customer escaped with minor injuries after falling into a manhole in Kimberley Street in George Town, Penang.
Richard Ang, 62, was left with abrasions on his left thigh and left hand after the 6pm incident on Sunday.
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A worker laying bricks around a manhole on the pavement along Kimberley Street.
Ang showing his torn pants and abrasions on his left thigh.
Construction works that pose a hazard to motorists and pedestrians along Kimberley Street in Penang.
The manhole cover that gave way after Ang stepped on it. There was no warning sign around the manhole.
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