One body recovered, search at MRT construction site continues


A picture of the fallen beam tweeted by the Fire and Rescue Department (@bombaJBPM).

PETALING JAYA: Rescuers have recovered one body and are working to retrieve two more people believed to be trapped underneath a concrete span which collapsed at the MRT construction site in Kota Damansara on Monday night.

According to a statement released by Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp), the body of the victim, identified as Mohammad Elahi Hossain, was recovered at 2.34am, Tuesday.

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