12-vehicle crash: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs (video)

A lorry driver involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Shah Alam has tested positive for drugs. The accident occurred at the Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari traffic light junction in Alam Budiman on Friday evening, involving 12 vehicles.

According to the New Straits Times, four people were injured, including a 58-year-old man who sustained critical head injuries. The lorry driver, aged 51, claimed his vehicle suffered brake failure while travelling downhill, causing him to lose control and ram into 11 vehicles stopped at the traffic lights.

The driver was arrested and a urine test returned positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, as reported by the New Straits Times. A breathalyser test and a urine test were conducted on the driver.

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