Boy stops traffic on Penang bridge for help, father jumps into sea to save mother 16 Apr 2021 / 22:03 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
BUTTERWORTH: A 10-year-old boy had to stop vehicles on the Penang Bridge while his father jumped into the sea to save his mother after she had fallen over today.
A state Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that in the 4.30 pm incident at KM 1 of the bridge, heading towards the island, the 45-year-old woman is believed to have fallen into the sea when her husband stopped his motorcycle by the side of the bridge.
As the man jumped into the sea to save her, their son stopped passing vehicles to seek help and call the authorities.
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 12:57 PM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Traffic is at a standstill after a power cable under the Penang Bridge at KM3.2 caught fire in George Town, February 22, 2021. Bernama pic
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 ― The electrical cables at KM3.2 of the first Penang Bridge caught fire again this morning, after a similar incident yesterday.
The Penang Fire and Rescue Department received a call at 9.17am and several teams were sent to the site on the bridge and by boat.
The Perai Fire and Rescue Department Station chief Azrul Khairi Abu Bakar said a small fire broke out on the same electrical cables underneath the bridge that caught fire yesterday.