An accident earlier this evening on the Kesas Highway at the westbound Sunway toll booth involving a lorry and two vehicles, a Toyota Estima and a Proton, resulted in a fire.
UPDATE: Both car drivers managed to escape without injury, the lorry driver fled the scene, while a toll booth attendant sustained minor injuries.
The incident was tweeted by Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia, which advised users to avoid the Kesas Highway. No casualties were reported in the accident, which was reportedly caused by the lorry.
According to The Star, a Kesas spokesperson said that “the driver must have lost control of the lorry and rammed into the toll booth and both cars. The lorry driver fled the scene. The drivers from both cars managed to escape the fire. The accident caused a jam which is clearing up right now,” he said.
Internet users and those on social media also shared photos of the incident, which caused a crawl in both directions.
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AI-generated Summary ✨
Comments mainly focus on road safety concerns related to the lorry crash at the Kesas toll booth, highlighting reckless behavior by lorry drivers, such as speeding, overload, and fleeing the scene. Many blame inadequate enforcement and poor road design, emphasizing the danger posed by aggressive large vehicles causing accidents. Some comments link driver fatigue, possibly worsened by fasting during Ramadan, to the incident, though others dismiss this correlation. A few comments also criticize heavy vehicle drivers' misconduct and call for stricter regulation, better enforcement, and infrastructure improvements. Racial and religious topics are brought in by some, but they are off-topic and unrelated to the core issue. Overall, the tone is critical of driver behavior and road management contributing to such accidents.