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Malay Mail
02-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Search underway for man missing after abandoning Honda City on Second Penang Bridge
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — A man reportedly abandoned his Honda City at the 14.0km mark of the Second Penang Bridge heading towards Batu Kawan, before allegedly falling into the sea earlier this morning. According to The New Straits Times, Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant operations director John Sagun Francis said they received a distress call regarding the incident from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency at 4.23am. The rescue operation involved personnel from the Bayan Baru Fire and Rescue Station, with support from the Water Rescue Unit of the Bagan Jermal station. 'The SAR operation is being coordinated by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency with support from JBPM, the Marine Police and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), using a rescue boat and other logistical resources. 'The search area has been divided into four sectors, focusing on where the victim was believed to have fallen using a water surface searching method,' he reportedly said. The victim has yet to be found, and a search and rescue (SAR) operation is ongoing at the scene.
Free Malaysia Today
22-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops probe woman, 70, for driving on motorbike lane at Penang second bridge
A grab from a video on Facebook showing the car using the motorcycle lane on the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Bridge heading towards the island. PETALING JAYA : Police are investigating a 70-year-old woman for allegedly driving on the motorcycle lane of the Penang second bridge. Seberang Perai Selatan police chief Jay January Siowou said a video of the incident, showing a Proton X50 using the motorcycle lane of the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Bridge, had made its rounds on social media. He said a preliminary investigation found that the footage was captured at Km8.6 of the bridge, heading towards the island, at about 1.30pm on June 20. 'Police managed to track down the driver and had taken her to a police station for further investigation,' Jay said in a statement yesterday. The case is being investigated for the offence of using an unauthorised lane.
