KUALA LUMPUR — A man was killed after the four-wheel-drive vehicle he was driving was crushed by a fallen tree along Jalan Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor, following heavy rain earlier this afternoon. 

According to BuletinTV3, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar, assistant director of operations at the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department, said his team received an emergency call about the incident at 2.35pm.

A team from the Kuala Kubu Bharu Fire and Rescue Station was immediately dispatched to the scene.

“The operations commander reported that a fallen tree had crushed a four-wheel-drive vehicle, involving a male Malay victim who is believed to have died. Extrication work is currently underway,” he said in a statement today.

Earlier, continuous heavy rain from around 2pm caused several areas in Klang Valley and Selangor to experience fallen trees and flash floods.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) issued thunderstorm and heavy rain warnings for several states today, including Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Sabah.