By Rosli Abidin
Yahya
Photo: Zureena Abdullah
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The leaning coconut tree endangering passers-by as well
as vehicles parked nearby.
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The coconut landed itself beside the white vehicle
parked near the road side.
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If people are still thinking of dropping balloons during the New
Year celebrations at major establishments in the capital, then a
couple who walked pass a tilted coconut tree must thank their
lucky stars - because a falling coconut just missed them by
inches.
The couple were having a stroll
down the pavement as the sun was about to set when, to their
horror, a coconut fell right in front of them and landed beside
a parked car. "We must thank our lucky star since the
coconut could have landed itself on another soft spot - on top
of our heads. Otherwise, its untimely fall could also land
itself on top of cars, which would surely cause damages to the
vehicles," they said.
They urged the relevant
authorities to think of ways of preventing coconuts from falling
haywire as their untimely drop could pose dangers to passers-by.
They said the pavement was
usually used by tourists from nearby hotels on their ways to
nearby stalls or the capital.
"I am not sure how it can
be done but maybe nets could be installed near the top of the
trees so the coconuts would not fall haywire to the ground. But
the leaning coconut tree should be cut down as the whole tree
could fall, endangering the lives of people who walk the
pavement," they said.
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