10-tonne truck ploughs into 11 vehicles: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs
POLICE are investigating suspected brake failure and drug use by a lorry driver after a 10-tonne truck crashed into 11 vehicles at the Alam Budiman traffic-light junction along Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari on Friday. Shah Alam district police chief Assis...
A 51-year-old lorry driver was arrested following a crash that involved his 10-tonne truck and 11 other vehicles at a junction in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The incident occurred on Friday around 4:20pm when the lorry reportedly experienced brake failure while descending a hill. The truck then veered into the opposite lane and collided with the stopped vehicles.
Police suspect drug use, as a urine test found traces of amphetamine or methamphetamine in the driver's system. The driver, alongside a 53-year-old woman and her 17-year-old grandson, were among the 11 people involved in the crash. The woman and the grandson were treated at a local hospital and are reported to be in stable condition.
The 29-year-old driver of a Perodua Myvi also sustained injuries but is stable. The case is being investigated under a specific section of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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