2 vehicles buried in Cameron Highlands landslide

2 vehicles buried in Cameron Highlands landslide

The incident occurred a week after torrential rain caused several landslides in the highlands.

The landslide that trapped a car and a lorry at Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands is believed to have happened at 1.30pm today.
PETALING JAYA:
Two vehicles are believed to have been buried in a landslide along Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands today.

The incident reportedly occurred at 1.30pm, trapping a car and a lorry.

It is unclear how many people were in the vehicles.

Bernama reported that personnel from the Simpang Pulai fire and rescue station were attempting to rescue the victims.

A spokesman for the Perak fire and rescue department said they received a distress call over the incident at 1.44pm. The landslide had totally blocked the main road.

This comes just a week after several landslides occurred around Cameron Highlands following torrential rain.

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