A large tree fell on two cars on Jalan Tun Razak near the Singapore Embassy in Kuala Lumpur at around 10:20pm on July 18, 2026 [1, 2, 3]. The 43-year-old driver of one car, Mohd Amir Shazwan Saion, was trapped inside and suffered severe injuries, including wounds to both arms and internal bleeding in the chest [2, 3]. Firefighters extricated him at 10:47pm and he was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital, where he died at 4am the next day [1, 4, 2, 3].
In the second vehicle were seven other passengers—a family consisting of five adults, a 2-year-old child, and a 2-month-old infant. They were hospitalized but sustained no external injuries [1, 2, 3]. Videos from social media, including dashboard camera footage, showed the tree collapsing suddenly onto the roadway as vehicles passed [4, 5, 2].
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received the emergency call at 10:11pm and arrived promptly, freeing the trapped driver within 36 minutes, according to operations commander Mohd Rohafizam Othman. He described how firefighters "found the victim trapped inside the crushed vehicle" and handed him over to ambulance personnel for hospital transfer [4]. Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Sazalee Adam confirmed the victim’s identity and detailed his injuries, noting he died while receiving treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital at 4am on July 19 [1, 2].
Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) crews cleared the fallen tree by midnight and towed both cars to reopen traffic flow on Jalan Tun Razak [1, 2, 3]. The police continue to investigate the cause of the tree's sudden collapse.
