Overturned garbage truck causes massive jam on Penang expressway


The overturned lorry at Jalan Tunku Kudin. - Starpic by LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: An overturned truck at Jalan Tunku Kudin caused a massive traffic jam along Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway on Tuesday (March 10).

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong said in the 10.30am incident, the privately-owned garbage truck was on its way from the Penang Bridge to the Gelugor roundabout before it hit the road divider, blocking both lanes of the road.

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