{
  "id": 12632033,
  "title": "Kemalangan di lebuh raya, mahkamah perintah ganti rugi RM1.17 juta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kemalangan-di-lebuh-raya-mahkamah-perintah-ganti-rugi-rm1-17-juta-12632033",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/07/kemalangan-di-lebuh-raya-mahkamah-perintah-ganti-rugi-rm1-17-juta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam has ruled in favor of a motorcyclist who died in a road accident on the highway last December 2018, ordering the driver to pay compensation of RM1.17 million. The court found the driver, Norba’idah Abd Majid, fully responsible for the accident, with 70% of the fault attributed to her. The damages awarded to the deceased motorcyclist, S Thenesh, were RM400,000. The court examined physical evidence and witness testimony, which showed that Norba’idah suddenly entered Thenesh's lane. The court also considered forensic evidence supporting the plaintiff's account of the incident, as well as Norba’idah's own admission of entering the left lane while driving to Taman Kota Cheras. Despite her claim of temporary memory loss, the court deemed her liability could be proven through her testimony, admission, and physical evidence. The court also considered the traffic fine of RM300 imposed on Norba’idah for lane-changing. While not conclusive proof of liability, it showed negligent driving. Thenesh suffered brain injury, broken bones, and almost total hearing loss in his right ear due to the accident, and the court affirmed their decision to hold Norba’idah liable, rejecting the defense's appeal and ordering RM10,000 for each appeal. Thenesh was represented by attorneys Jagjit Singh and Premjit Singh, while Norba’idah and Hazlishahmi Mohamad, the owner of the involved car, were represented by C Manimaran and S Nirmala.",
  "summary": "Penunggang motosikal berkenaan hilang upaya kekal akibat kereta tiba-tiba memasuki laluannya dalam kejadian pada ambang tahun baharu 2019.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kemalangan di lebuh raya, mahkamah perintah ganti rugi RM1.17 juta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kemalangan-di-lebuh-raya-mahkamah-perintah-ganti-rugi-rm1-17-juta",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:58:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}