Khalid: Falling lift at flats a freak accident


Giving reassurance: Khalid (right) meeting with Johari and Noorhasniza at their home in Kampung Kerinchi, Pantai Dalam.

KUALA LUMPUR: The falling lift incident at a People’s Housing Project (PPR) flats in Kampung Kerinchi, Pantai Dalam here, was a freak accident that should not have happened, says Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

He said fail-safe protections should have kicked in when the lift started to fall from the fifth floor.

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