Vigilance and maintenance key to preventing tree falls

Before the next tree falls: Rescue teams cutting the tree that fell on Jalan Sultan Ismail in 2024, killing one motorist and injuring other road users. Community vigilance can help strengthen efforts to prevent tree-fall incidents. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star

I REFER to the media reports about two women who were injured after a tree fell on their vehicle in Shah Alam on Feb 16. One suffered injuries to her face and head while the other sustained injuries to her waist.

On Feb 17 in Seremban, six people in two cars were trapped after a tree collapsed onto their vehicles. All managed to get out safely before a rescue team from the Negri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department arrived, according to media reports on the incident.