KAJANG: A five-metre-high retaining wall is believed to have given way following heavy rain, triggering a landslip that damaged six vehicles parked along Jalan Nilam here this evening.
The incident, which occurred around 5pm, damaged three cars and three motorcycles when soil came crashing down onto the vehicles.
Kajang police chief Assistant Commissioner Naazron Abdul Yusof said preliminary investigations indicated that the retaining wall had failed to withstand soil movement following heavy rain that began around 3pm.
"Initial investigations found that the incident is believed to have occurred when a retaining wall, estimated to be five metres high, failed to withstand soil movement following heavy rain in the area.
"The collapse caused soil to fall onto several vehicles parked near the affected area," he said in a statement.
Naazron said the three cars damaged in the incident were a Proton Saga, Proton Satria and Proton Wira Aeroback.
"Three motorcycles, comprising a Yamaha Nouvo, Honda Wave and Yamaha Lagenda, were also damaged.
"No casualties or injuries were reported," he said.
He added that the exact cause of the landslide is still being examined and remains under further investigation by the relevant authorities.
Meanwhile, security company operations officer Wan Nabihah Ramly, 35, who was at a premises near the landslip site, said she was still on duty when the incident occurred.
Wan Nabihah, who has worked in the area for two years, said this was the first time she had witnessed such an incident there.
"We were still working when we suddenly heard what sounded like something falling around 4.50pm.
"Around 5pm, there was a loud noise and people began shouting for everyone to get out.
"When we looked outside, everything had already collapsed. It all happened so quickly," she said when met at the scene.
Wan Nabihah said she believed the rainfall had contributed to the collapse after observing water flowing down the slope and carrying soil with it.
She said the fencing along the affected area had only been installed several months earlier, giving those working nearby a sense of security.
"The fence was only put up a few months ago, so those of us working here thought the area was secure.
"But when this happened, we realised that might not have been the case," she said.
She believed the prolonged rainfall could have weakened the soil, although the actual cause of the collapse has yet to be determined by the authorities.
Wan Nabihah said the incident was particularly unsettling as nothing similar had occurred during her two years working in the area.
It was reported that three cars and three motorcycles were buried in a landslip along Jalan Nilam 2, here. this evening.
However, no casualties were reported, and authorities confirmed that no one was trapped inside the affected vehicles.
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