KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 19 -- A temporary steel canopy that came crashing down onto a moving car along the MRR2 in Selayang yesterday collapsed after being struck by a skylift boom during inspection work, Selangor's Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) said.

The incident unfolded at about 2pm on the Batu Caves-bound stretch, where the structure - part of works for the East Coast Rail Link's (ECRL) Road Under Bridge (RUB) #16 in Kampung Sungai Pusu - fell onto a Suzuki Swift.

Images shared by emergency responders showed the car pinned beneath several metal beams. The driver was rescued by members of the public before firefighters arrived and was confirmed safe.

DOSH said the subcontractor, Wuhan Construction Sdn Bhd, had been con...