Bridge being built collapses, killing worker


Construction mishap: Motorists passing by the collapsed bridge at Jalan Genting Klang.

KUALA LUMPUR: An overhead bridge under construction collapsed amid the Friday afternoon downpour in Jalan Genting Klang and crushed an Indonesian worker to death.

Seven firemen were dispatched to the sceneto rescue the 50-year-old man who was trapped in the rubble but they only managed to pull his lifeless body out at about 2pm.

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