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Accident in Karak: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs

KUANTAN: The trailer driver involved in an accident that claimed four lives at Kilometer 43 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) yesterday was found to have tested positive for drugs. Bentong District Police Chief, Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the 40-year-old man was taken to the Bentong District Police Headquarters for a urine screening test, immediately after completing treatment at the hospital. "The results of the screening test found that the man tested positive for methamphetamine and the driver was arrested at about 4am this morning," he said in a statement today. Previously, the lorry driver was also found to have 15 traffic summonses. In the incident at about 4.30pm, a trailer carrying a load of iron dust hit a Honda City car driven by a 55-year-old man with three passengers aged between one and 58. -- BERNAMA

KUANTAN: The trailer driver involved in an accident that claimed four lives at Kilometer 43 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) yesterday was found to have tested positive for drugs. Bentong District Police Chief, Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the 40-year-old man was taken to the Bentong District Police Headquarters for a urine screening test, […]

Trailer Driver Charged With Murder Of Three In Segamat Crash

SEGAMAT, April 7 -- The trailer driver involved in the fatal crash that claimed the lives of three family members at KM212 of the Johor Bahru–Seremban Road, near the Taman Golden Hill junction in Gemas Baharu last week, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today. The accused, Muhamad Shafiq Salleh, 29, nodded in understanding as the charge was read before Magistrate Amalina Johar. No plea was recorded, however, as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge sheet, the accused is alleged to have caused the deaths of K Myakrishnan, 72, his wife S Sevendai, 65, and Sevendai’s brother S Palamiandy, 75, at the location at 3.50 pm on April 2. He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years. If the death penalty is not imposed, the convicted person must also be sentenced to a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane. No bail was offered to the accused, and the court set May 21 for a case mention to allow for the submission of post-mortem, medical, forensic, pathology and Puspakom reports. Deputy public prosecutor Nur ‘Aina Muhammad Ismail Tadj appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. Three people, including a married couple, were killed in the accident, while two others were injured after a trailer collided with the rear of the van carrying the victims at the Taman Golden Hill junction in Gemas Baharu. Earlier, Transport Minister Anthony Loke directed the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) to conduct an immediate audit and investigation into the trailer operator. Loke said strict action must be taken, including holding the company accountable for failing to monitor its driver’s conduct, noting that the driver tested positive for methamphetamine.

SEGAMAT, April 7 — The trailer driver involved in the fatal crash that claimed the lives of three family members at KM212 of the Johor Bahru–Seremban Road, near the Taman Golden Hill junction in Gemas Baharu last week, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today. The accused, Muhamad Shafiq Salleh, 29, nodded in understanding […]