{
  "id": 13598959,
  "title": "10-tonne truck ploughs into 11 vehicles: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/10-tonne-truck-ploughs-into-11-vehicles-lorry-driver-tests-positive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128209/10-tonne-truck-ploughs-into-11-vehicles-lorry-driver-tests-positive-for-drugs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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...",
  "key_points": [
    "51-year-old lorry driver arrested after 10-tonne truck crashes into 11 vehicles",
    "Driver's urine test positive for amphetamine or methamphetamine use",
    "Woman, grandson among 11 injured; stable condition"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The lorry driver's positive drug test suggests that substance use may have contributed to the crash, which could lead to more severe charges under the Road Transport Act 1987.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}