Three workers feared trapped in MRT guideway collapse
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- Three workers feared trapped in MRT guideway collapse
Three men are believed trapped under rubble following an incident which occurred at the MRT worksite within the former Rubber Research Institute near Kota Damansara tonight.
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has revealed that "while construction of the parapet was being carried out on the elevated guideway, a span of the guideway had dislodged from its piers and fallen on the ground below."
The span, which was made up of 14 units of segmented box girders, was 38 metres in length and weighed 300 tons.
An emergency response team, police and the Fire and Rescue Services were mobilised to the site shortly after the 8.30pm incident.
The company confirmed that three workers are unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped underneath.
"The three workers are Bangladesh nationals Mohamad Faruk Khan, Mohammad Elahi Hossain and Mohammad Alauddin Mollik.
"Rescue efforts are currently on-going and an emergency response team is on standby at the site.
"No members of the public were involved in the incident as there is no access to the site. The location of the incident site is within the former RRI land near the future Kwasa Damansara MRT Station.
“Investigations are currently being carried out. An update will be issued with further details," MRT Corp said in a statement.
The company also informed that all work along Package V1, where the incident occurred, has been suspended until further notice. The work package contractor for Package V1 is Syarikat Muhibbah Perniagaan dan Pembinaan Sdn Bhd.
Meanwhile, MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid expresses deep regret over the incident.
“Although investigations are under way, MRT Corp assumes full responsibility for the incident. Once investigations are completed, action on those responsible will be taken,” he said. – August 18, 2014.
