Works Minister: Full investigation on SUKE crane crash, suspend works if necessary


KUALA LUMPUR: A thorough investigation must be held to find out why the roads were not closed to ensure public safety before heavy construction work as gantry launchers were carried out at the construction site of a highway at Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pic).

The Works Minister said the ministry is angry and saddened with repeated accidents in construction sites which are causing loss of lives despite continuous advice and warnings to contractors.

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