A lorry that was carrying a full load of tomatoes overturned while being towed at KM71.4 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near Pendang, completely blocking off southbound traffic on Sunday (March 9).
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00:00A lorry carrying a full load of tomatoes overturned while being towed at kilometre 71.4
00:06of the North-South Expressway Plus near Pendang,
00:09completely blocking southbound traffic on Sunday morning.
00:13Pendang District Police Chief Superintendent Rodzi Abu Hassan said the lorry,
00:17which had broken down in Changlun, was being towed to Selayang
00:21when the locking mechanism beneath its cabin detached.
00:25This caused the tow truck to lose control and veer into a ditch,
00:29toppling the tomato-laden lorry and obstructing all southbound lanes.
00:33No casualties were reported.
00:35Pendang Fire and Rescue Station Chief Zulkifli Manaf
00:38said they received a distress call at 10.15am and arrived at the scene 30 minutes later.
00:45Six firefighters were deployed to clear oil spills
00:48while lorry workers cleaned up the tomatoes scattered across the road.
00:52Meanwhile, the Malaysian Highway Authority stated in a Facebook post
00:57that clearance work was underway.
00:59All southbound lanes were closed, leading to a six-kilometre-long traffic jam.
01:04A contraflow lane was activated between kilometre 70.8 and kilometre 71.9,
01:11and motorists were advised to plan their journeys accordingly.