Lorry driver tests positive for drugs after ploughing into 11 vehicles in Shah Alam, claims brake failure

In Shah Alam, a lorry driver involved in a crash that struck 11 vehicles at a traffic light junction tested positive for drugs, police announced today. The 51-year-old driver, who was detained to aid the investigation, had traces of amphetamine and methamphetamine in his system according to a urine screening, police chief ACP Sarudin Samah said.

The driver claimed to have encountered brake issues while descending from Puncak Perdana to Puncak Alam around 4:20 pm, leading the lorry to cross into the opposite lane and collide with 11 vehicles at the Alam Budiman three-way junction on Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari. A 58-year-old man driving a Subaru XV sustained serious head injuries and was being treated in the red zone of UiTM Hospital Puncak Alam.

His 53-year-old wife and 17-year-old grandson, also in the vehicle, were hospitalized and reported to be stable. A 29-year-old man in a Perodua Myvi sustained injuries but was stable. The crash video, showing the lorry going against traffic before the collision, went viral on social media. Police have asked for any information related to the incident to be shared with Inspector Abdul Nasser Peping at 012-286 3875.