A LORRY driver died when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a road sign that later fell on the lorry and crushed him at Persiaran Paya Terubong 2, near here today.

During the 3pm incident, S. Kumaravelan, 48, who was driving the lorry, crashed into the pillar of a road sign causing the signage to fall onto the lorry, pinning the victim to death.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Khairul Anuar Abd Rahim said the department had received an emergency call at 3.20pm and a rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene from the Paya Terubong fire and rescue station.

“Upon arrival, firefighters saw that the road sign had collapsed onto the lorry and the impact had pinned the driver inside the vehicle.

“The driver was extricated at 3.46pm and a medical team pronounced him dead at the scene,” he said when contacted today.

Khairul said the body of the driver was sent to Penang Hospital for post-mortem. – Bernama, September 28, 2022.