JOHOR BARU: A 37-year-old lorry driver has been arrested following a collision with 5 autos that left one individual lifeless and 5 others injured at KM19 of the Pasir Gudang Highway right here.
Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak mentioned the suspect is believed to have been driving drunk above the prescribed restrict.
“The incident occurred at round 6.30pm on Saturday (Feb 12) when the suspect was driving in direction of Johor Baru from Pasir Gudang through the Pasir Gudang Highway.
“The lorry veered into the alternative lane and collided with 5 different autos,” he mentioned in a press release on Sunday (Feb 13).
He added that the driver of one of many different autos, a 21-year-old man, was pronounced lifeless whereas being handled on the Hospital Sultan Ismail Hospital.
Another sufferer, a 46-year-old man, was handled on the hospital’s yellow (high-risk) emergency zone.
“The remaining victims suffered minor accidents and have come ahead to help investigations on the Seri Alam police station,” Supt Mohd Sohaimi mentioned, including that investigations are nonetheless ongoing.
The case is being investigated beneath Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving beneath the affect (DUI) of alcohol, which carries a sentence of between three and 10 years’ jail and a nice of between RM8,000 and RM20,000 upon conviction.
Supt Mohd Sohaimi mentioned police don’t take DUI circumstances evenly as they contain the security of different street customers.
“Stern motion can be taken towards those that are discovered drink-driving, as this poses a security danger to others,” he mentioned.
