Two drivers to be charged over fatal Maju Junction crash
KUALA LUMPUR: The two drivers detained over the fatal crash involving an Immigration Department lorry that killed three members of a family at the Maju Junction traffic light intersection here are expected to be charged at the magistrates' court today.
Two drivers are set to be charged following a fatal crash at Maju Junction in Kuala Lumpur, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Both suspects are accused under the Road Transport Act 1987. The incident occurred at 1am on Wednesday when an Immigration Department lorry collided with a Proton Saga, causing the lorry to lose control and strike four pedestrians.
The victims were a 53-year-old man and his two daughters, aged 25 and 12. The 53-year-old man's wife, 55, was also injured but survived and was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital. The lorry driver, aged 43, and the Proton Saga driver, aged 50, were detained for their roles in the investigation and granted a one-day remand each. Police have determined that the Immigration Department lorry entered the intersection during a red light while its beacon lights and siren were activated.
The Proton Saga, traveling with a green light, then collided with the lorry, causing the skid and subsequent impact on the pedestrians and an Inokom Matrix vehicle.
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