Rapid Rail: The KL Sentral-Medan Tuanku monorail service was suspended, feeder buses and trains were deployed after a tree fell on the route along Jalan Sultan Ismail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Monorail services between KL Sentral and Medan Tuanku station have been temporarily suspended after a fallen tree disrupted the tracks.

However, feeder buses will be operated to and from KL Sentral to Medan Tuanku and feeder trains will also be provided between Titiwangsa station and Medan Tuanku station on platform one, Rapid Rail said in a statement today.

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“Operations along the monorail line are currently experiencing a service disruption due to tree branches that fell on the tracks due to bad weather near the Raja Chulan monorail station at 2:20 p.m.,” the rapid transit system operator said.

Rapid KL said it is working with Kuala Lumpur City Hall to resolve the service disruption as quickly as possible.

However, the Police and Fire Department (JBPM) currently have authority over the area, the statement said.

JBPM said in a statement that the incident resulted in the death of a 47-year-old man, while a 26-year-old man was injured.

News portal Astro Radio Traffic also reported that the incident is causing traffic jams along Jalan Sultan Ismail and surrounding areas in the CBD as authorities have temporarily closed both sides of the main artery.