[UPDATED] Immigration lorry driver charged with causing death of three family members in Jalan Sultan Ismail crash
KUALA LUMPUR: An Immigration Department lorry driver today claimed trial at the magistrates' court here to five charges, including three counts of causing death by reckless or dangerous driving in connection with yesterday's fatal crash at the Maju Junction intersection.
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An Immigration Department lorry driver, Mohd Akbar Zainol, has appeared in a Malaysian court, charged with causing the deaths of three family members in a crash at the Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection. Akbar, 43, pleaded not guilty to five charges, including three counts of causing death by reckless or dangerous driving, one count of driving without due care and attention, and one count of failing to obey a red traffic light.
The crash resulted in the deaths of Shaik Mohd Firdaus Shaik Yahya, 53, and his two daughters, Siti Norshazlin, 25, and Siti Darwisyah Auni, 12, as well as injuries to pedestrian Nor Hayati Rozali. Deputy public prosecutor Syajaratudur Abd Rahman sought bail to be set at RM75,000, but the court fixed it at RM60,000. The case will be mentioned again on October 27.
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