Shah Alam City Council initiates emergency tree safety audit and technical assessments after a tree fell on a car, injuring two lecturers.
SHAH ALAM: The Shah Alam City Council has activated an emergency safety audit of mature trees in the area following a serious incident where a falling tree crushed a car and injured two people yesterday.
Council Corporate and Public Relations director Mohd Fauzi Aziz Maamor stated that a certified arborist has been appointed to conduct detailed technical assessments of all trees within the affected zone along Persiaran Tun Arshad Ayub in Section 7.
“This tree risk assessment is conducted based on physical observations, including signs of decay or trunk cracks, imbalanced canopy conditions, disease or pest infestation, abnormal leaning and soil conditions at the tree base,” he explained in a statement today.
The comprehensive audit will evaluate structural health, inspect root systems, implement tree tagging for risk status, update Geographic Information System data, and produce professional reports with mitigation recommendations.
Any trees identified as posing a high risk will face immediate action, which could include canopy reduction, pruning, or preventive felling as a last resort.
As an initial response to the incident, MBSA deployed enforcement personnel to the road and implemented temporary closures to allow for safe monitoring and clean-up operations.
Mohd Fauzi noted that routine maintenance, including canopy pruning and the removal of dead trees, had been conducted along the road throughout 2025, with dozens of trees pruned and dead trees felled in early February prior to this event.
The council views the incident with utmost seriousness and remains committed to prioritising public safety through careful, proactive, and staged follow-up actions.
Yesterday’s accident injured two female lecturers from Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam when the Mitsubishi Xpander they were travelling in was crushed by the fallen tree near an apartment building.
The Sun Malaysia
