Roofing structure collapses during freak storm

THE saying “lightning does not strike twice” did not apply to Arabaya, who was unfortunate enough to have her vehicle damaged by a roofing structure during two freak storms.

The latest incident happened yesterday near IOI Boulevard in Puchong, when a roof structure was blown off during an afternoon thunderstorm and landed on three cars that were parked along Jalan Kenari 7.

Arabaya’s colleague S. Ravisankar, who caught a snapshot of the incident, said three cars were damaged by the roof truss that had been blown off from an office shoplot.

“A Perodua Kenari suffered the worst damage as the roof truss landed smack on top of the car,” said the 27-year-old.

“Two cars parked next to the Kenari were also damaged — a Toyota Vios and a Proton Pesona belonging to Arabaya.”

Ravisankar said Arabaya suffered a similar incident last year, when a roofing structure was blown off and damaged her Proton Iswara.

According to him, police officers and Fire and Rescue Department personnel arrived shortly after the incident to cordon off the area and remove the debris.

At press time, the Vios and Pesona had been removed from the site.

A similar incident was reported in SS17, Subang Jaya, where a billboard collapsed onto a row of parked cars.

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Roofing structure collapses during freak storm