Two killed, three injured as loading crane collapses in Pontian

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Two workers were killed and three others injured when a coal-loading crane collapsed at a power plant on Jalan Tanjung Bin, Kukup. Pontian on Saturday (Dec 13).    Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y743rmu7  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two workers have been killed and three others injured when a crane used to load coal collapsed

00:07in Kukup on Saturday.

00:09Pontian Baru Fire and Rescue Station Senior Operations Commander Mahadir Mamat said they

00:15received an emergency call at 1.01 p.m. about the incident at a power plant on Jalan Tanjung

00:22bin, Kukup.

00:23The two fatalities were identified as locals 19-year-old Muhammad Al-Farid Ahmad and 22-year-old

00:30Muhammad Amaluddin Hisamuddin.

00:32The bodies of the two victims were removed from beneath the debris at about 3 p.m. and

00:37handed over to the police for further action.

00:41Mahadir said the three other local male workers injured have been taken to the Pontian Hospital.

00:47The collapse also caused a small fire, which was successfully extinguished.

00:51They said investigations found no elements of criminal activity.

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