Flood mitigation project in Melaka halted as probe into fatal accident underway

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The Melaka Government has ordered a flood mitigation project in Bukit Katil, Melaka to be temporarily halted following the death of a 20-year-old and the injury of two others after their motorcycles plunged into an under-construction drain.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/huHP8  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A freak accident happened at a construction site in Bukit Katil, Malacca on Thursday morning.

00:09 A man was killed while two others injured when their motorcycles plunged into the site

00:13 where a drainage project was carried out at the traffic junction heading towards the Pontai

00:18 Hospital Ayer Kero at 6.30 a.m.

00:22 Police said the trio did not realize the stretch was closed due to the absence of safety barriers.

00:27 The deceased is identified as 20-year-old Haikal Yaman Mohamad Shahruddin Abdul Qayyum.

00:34 The two wounded victims suffered head and leg injuries.

00:37 Police are looking for surveillance video in the area and eyewitnesses who might have

00:41 seen those who deliberately removed the safety barriers.

00:44 Malacca EXCO member in charge of public works, Datuk Hamid Maithin Kunju Bashir, said they

00:50 are investigating the incident.

00:52 "We, the JKR, JKKP and the police will still investigate to see where the accidents or

01:02 the accidents happened.

01:03 A little improvement, today we will also make concrete barriers.

01:08 Although the initial conditions we have followed, the content team has followed, but the JKR

01:14 will still investigate with the police and JKKP.

01:17 We have been here for six months, so if you want to talk about the issue of trust, that

01:23 is not the main issue."

01:25 He said the project includes the construction of culverts to address flash flood problems

01:29 caused by rubbish clogging the Sungai Cina drain.

01:32 "We will continue to work on the project, but we will continue to work on the project.

01:37 We will continue to work on the project.

01:39 We will continue to work on the project.

01:41 We will continue to work on the project.

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