BUTTERWORTH, Nov 12 – A man was killed after being thrown off the the Penang Bridge when the car he was in, crashed at KM0.6 on the mainland bound route on Wednesday morning. The incident was occurred on around 5 am while the victim in his 30’s was travelling with four friends before the Proton Iswara car skidded and hit the left wall of the bridge.
Perai Fire and Rescue operations commander, senior fire officer II Nasir Idris said the victim are believed to be the front passenger was thrown out of the car and fell five metres off the bridge. He said the victim’s body was found on the ground near the U-turn route under the bridge. Meanwhile, he said the victim died on the spot while the others were slightly injured and sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital for treatment.
