PETALING JAYA: Debris falling off trucks and lorries onto PLUS Expressway roads have caused almost daily road accidents, with the number climbing every year.

Unsecured cargo from the back of these vehicles or exploded tyre fragments often land onto the middle of the roads, which other motorists only see when it’s too late.

PLUS Malaysia Bhd managing director Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid said 292 road accidents were recorded on PLUS-managed highways from January to October.

The number of debris-related accidents are also climbing: from 231 in 2011 to 285 in 2012, with an average of two fatalities each year since 2008.

“Three per cent of accidents on the highway are caused by these obstacles. It’s unnecessary. We should not have them on our highways,” Noorizah told The Star.

– THE STAR