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Trees uprooted due to heavy rain at LPT

TEMERLOH: Heavy rain and strong wind that occurred this evening resulted in three trees uprooted at KM85 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) heading to Kuala Lumpur.

LPT concessionaire Anih Bhd spokesman said two vehicles were reported crushed by the uprooted trees in the 3pm incident. The drivers however were unhurt.

“The incident has caused a one-hour crawl along the route heading towards Bentong Toll Plaza.”

The cleaning process was carried out immediately and the traffic had resumed to normal at 5.15pm.

“However we will continue to monitor the situation to ensure it does not happen again,” he added.

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