Oh dear, we’re glad that it’s nothing serious!
On Sunday (27 December), Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin recently shared pictures of his cuts and bruises on social media after a run-in with a pothole and a ditch while cycling at the Kampung Seri Cheeding area in Banting.
Pothole, ditch, KJ. 2020 keeps giving. https://t.co/BjZHuo4cvP pic.twitter.com/WZJJn1q8X0
— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) December 27, 2020
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His caption reads: “Pothole, ditch, KJ. 2020 keeps giving.”
In the tweet, he included a picture of the pothole and of himself with bruises covering his face, which looked pretty bad.
But fortunately, KJ’s press secretary, Syahrir Bakar tweeted that the minister is okay and, just “A little bruised up but all is good.”
The tweet has since gained over 3,000 reactions from netizens, who also remarked that potholes are commonly found on Malaysian roads everywhere and urged the minister to get the relevant authorities to look into the matter.
Some even shared pictures of their injuries from similar incidents.
Sementara duk jadi menteri ni tolong la ambil benda ni serius bawa isu ke parliament banyak kali report dekat pbt jkr buat tak endah ja. Takkan nak harap lando brotherhood . Ni gambar saya accidents jalan macam tokang pecah. pic.twitter.com/uZyxtp8Upx
— 🇲🇾 (@iamzulsyauqi) December 27, 2020
Jalan pnyelesaian yg mudah sblm sblm kejadian mcm ni adalah; pihak yg brwajip prlu sntiasa pantau & bt krja scpt mngkin..
— mohd (@5zal7920) December 28, 2020
With all due respect sir, potholes ni bersepah sebenarnya atas jalan seluruh Malaysia. Belum lagi yang tampal² seperti roti telur tampal. Especially bila ada constructions. Korek, then just tampal. Jalan tak rata. Tapi takpe. Kami rakyat biasa kaya. Kenderaan rosak, boleh repair.
— 📴 (@wolveriffverine) December 27, 2020
My nephew was a pothole victim back in 1993, flying on the tar when his scooter was "sucked" into one.
— Ahmad Ridhuan 이도환 🇲🇾 (@theahmadridhuan) December 27, 2020
That was like a good time too to do something but nobody did. Road cavities have claimed large amount of lifes since then & it will continue until someone REALLY do something.
The Public Works Department (JKR) Kuala Langat wrote an apology in the replies saying, “JKR Kuala Langat would like to apologise for what has happened to you, YB. We will look into this matter and we wish you a speedy recovery.”
JKR Kuala Langat memohon maaf ke atas kejadian yang menimpa YB. Menteri dan akan mengambil tindakan segera ke atas isu berkenaan dan mendoakan YB cepat sembuh.
— JkrKualaLangat (@JkrKualaLangat) December 27, 2020
According to the Malay Mail, roads in Malaysia’s capital city and many places nationwide are pockmarked with potholes and are often the subject of ire for all road users and pedestrians.
Back in October, the public had even called for the government to focus on road repairs instead of renaming the roads.
We’re glad that KJ is okay!
Please be careful when you’re on the road, guys. And if you are cycling, remember to wear a helmet and make sure that you are seen by other road users.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
