SHAH ALAM: Three maintenance workers were killed and another was injured in an accident at Km3.1 of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) heading from Damansara towards Klang early this morning.
Shah Alam police chief Iqbal Ibrahim said they received a call at about 3.30am regarding the incident, involving three Indian nationals and a Bangladeshi, aged between 24 and 29.
He said a preliminary investigation revealed that a man in his 20s lost control of his vehicle, which collided with water-filled barriers and a divider.
“At the time, maintenance work was going on in the area, resulting in the deaths of three of the workers. Another suffered minor injuries,” he said in a statement.
The driver was detained to assist in the investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.