Survive Crash
HAVOC: The lorry accident caused traffic congestion on the NKVE this morning
A lorry driver and his assistant cheated death when their three-tonne lorry rammed into a divider near the Subang exit of the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) at 9.10am today.
The driver, Abdul Ali, 36, lost control of the lorry when its right front tyre exploded as the lorry was approaching a bend near the exit. The lorry crashed into the divider and it was put to an abrupt halt.
The accident caused a massive traffic jam heading towards Damansara.
Abdul said when the accident took place, his 27-year-old assistant, Safar Ismail, was sleeping.
The lorry was heading towards Port Klang from Bukit Minyak, Penang, and was carrying metal hardware and clothing apparels.
Leper hard life.At 72 mute and deaf find strength to carry on life.
DESPITE losing his speech and hearing, leprosy sufferer, who wants to be known only as Ah Tong, 72, decided long ago not to give up on life.
Like many others in this small "leper" community near the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Ah Tong supports his livelihood by selling crafts and agricultural produce, mustering whatever strength and skills he has to make ends meet.
Ah Tong is seen here making a basket out of wires, which will be sold to an agent who periodically comes over and collects his work.
Despite financial aid from the government and the sale of his handicraft, lepers like Ah Tong find it hard to survive in a metropolis like Petaling Jaya. But as they say, life goes on.
