Tujuh cedera kemalangan kereta dan lori treler di LPT

KUANTAN : Tujuh cedera dalam kemalangan membabitkan sebuah kereta dan lori treler di Kilometer (KM) 215.8 Lebuhraya Pantai Timur (LPT) menghala ke Kuala Lumpur, pagi tadi.

Pegawai Perhubungan Awam Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) Pahang, Zulfadli Zakaria berkata, sebaik pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan pada pukul 6.47 pagi, seramai lapan anggota termasuk pegawai dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Taman Tas bergegas ke lokasi kejadian.

"Apbila tiba di lokasi, Komander Operasi melaporkan benar berlaku kemalangan yang melibatkan sebuah kereta jenis Honda Accord dengan lori treler.

"Akibat kemalangan itu, kereta itu remuk di bahagian depan manakala lori treler tersebut terbalik di pembahagi jalan menyebabkan lima lelaki dewasa dan dua wanita dewasa mengalami kecederaan," katanya dalam kenyataan yang dikeluarkan hari ini.

Bagaimanapun, jelas Zulfadli, kesemua mangsa telah dikeluarkan oleh orang awam.

Mangsa telah dihantar ke hospital berdekatan untuk rawatan dan tindakan selanjutnya.

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.