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Simpang Renggam crash: Teenager remanded for 4 days for murder investigation

KLUANG, JUNE 5 -- The 19-year-old male driver involved in an accident that claimed five lives on Jalan Renggam–Simpang Renggam last Monday was remanded today for investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. The teenager involved was remanded for four days until next Monday after a remand order was issued by Judge Mujib Saroji at the Kluang Sessions Court, here this morning. Earlier, the suspect, wearing a brown shirt, arrived at the courthouse at 8.45am, closely escorted by police officers. The suspect was previously released on police bail after being remanded for three days until yesterday for investigation under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. However, the police re-arrested the suspect to enable an investigation to be conducted under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The accident on June 1 at Kilometer 27, Jalan Renggam–Simpang Renggam caused a family of four who were travelling in a Toyota Vios, including a 10-year-old girl, to die at the scene. The teenager is suspected of driving a Mercedes Benz A250 recklessly and dangerously alongside a BMW 530e driven by his 22-year-old brother, who also died on the way to the hospital. -- BERNAMA

KLUANG, JUNE 5 — The 19-year-old male driver involved in an accident that claimed five lives on Jalan Renggam–Simpang Renggam last Monday was remanded today for investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. The teenager involved was remanded for four days until next Monday after a remand order was issued by Judge […]