PUTRAJAYA – The driver of the trailer that ploughed into more than a dozen vehicles at KM5.7 Jalan Persiaran Utara heading towards Puchong here yesterday has been remanded for four days beginning today.
The remand order against the 29-year-old man was issued by magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin at the Putrajaya magistrates’ court today after allowing an application by the police.
The trailer crashed into several vehicles that had stopped to make way for a convoy at 10.15am, killing two motorcyclists on the spot. The incident involved 14 vehicles, including a police outrider motorcycle.
Putrajaya district police chief A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said the two victims were identified as Faris Haziq Abu Bakar, 25, a Pos Malaysia staffer, and Yuswar Mohd Uyus, 39, who worked in the Ampang court.
He added that the trailer driver tested negative for drugs and has no record of traffic offences.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – September 21, 2023
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