The Sun quoted Dosh deputy director-general (Occupational Safety) Omar Mat Piah as saying the department was now awaiting instructions from the AG, before the matter could be taken to court.

“Our part is done. We have submitted the investigation paper to the AG’s Chambers.

“If they require further information, we will provide it. But so far, we have not received any feedback from them,” he was quoted as saying.

Omar however, refused to publicly reveal the cause of the accident, saying it would be used during court proceedings.

He confirmed that the stop-work order issued on August 25 against further construction at the site – the same day the incident occurred, had been lifted, but added that the crane involved had been barred from use, pending the probe and court proceedings.

Dosh director-general Mohtar Musri had earlier said they were looking at the possibility that one of the safety switches on the crane had been tampered with, thereby allowing the crane boom to swing outside the perimeter of the construction site.

The freak accident killed 24-year-old Penangite Joice Chin Khoon Sing. The woman, who worked in the city, was seated in her Perodua Kelisa during rush hour traffic at Jalan Raja Chulan, near the Pavillion Mall, when the crane hook, weighing almost half a tonne, fell on her car, crushing her to death.

Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) (M) Sdn Bhd, the construction company involved, has since apologised to Chin’s family. The deceased’s family also decided against taking legal action against BUCG over Chin’s death.