Car overturns on Penang Bridge causing traffic disruption


GEORGE TOWN: A car lost control and overturned at KM7.5 of the Penang Bridge on Sunday (March 2) morning.

The car was driving from the island to the mainland when it crashed into and then over the divider, tearing apart more than 10 divider panels before landing on the island-bound side of the bridge.

The accident happened around 7.30am and led to slow traffic and congestion for about two hours.

PLUS Malaysia Bhd's @plustrafik X account reported that as of 7.37am, the right and middle lanes of the Penang Bridge island-bound were blocked due to the accident, causing traffic to slow down.

At the time of writing, it was not known whether there were any casualties reported from the incident.

 

 

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