It is beleved that the trailer lorry drive lost control of the vehicle. Pic courtesy of NST reader.
It is beleved that the trailer lorry drive lost control of the vehicle. Pic courtesy of NST reader.

KUALA LUMPUR: A trailer lorry, laden with cement, overturned at KM25.5 of the Karak Highway today, causing a gridlock along the Gombak-bound stretch.

A Fire and Rescue Department from Wangsa Maju was at the scene and spent about two hours to clean up the spilt cement, in the 1pm incident.

Due to the crash, traffic was at a stand still at Karak Highway. Pic courtesy of NST reader.
Due to the crash, traffic was at a stand still at Karak Highway. Pic courtesy of NST reader.

It was believed that the 38-year-old lorry driver had lost control of the vehicle and tipped when his load shifted.

Sustaining minor injury, passers-by sent him to the Selayang Hospital for treatment.