Yesterday (Monday, 6th September), a lorry slammed into several vehicles in an accident at Jalan Ipoh, Sentul, causing a Perodua Myvi car to be badly crushed by the collision. The accident is believed to have happened at 2:34pm according to the dashcam video recording which has been circulating around social media including Facebook and Twitter.
Several different videos were captured from the dashcams of nearby cars that showed the crash. The 45-second footage showed an accident involving a lorry who collided into several vehicles that were stopping at a red traffic light from behind. A yellow Myvi car took the full impact of the crash and was seen to be completely crumpled.
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Thankfully, the Myvi driver was able to climb out of the wreckage after several passerby managed to break open a gap for him to crawl through. The 45-year-old Myvi driver who only sustained mild injuries managed to get out of his wrecked vehicle and received cheers and supportive applause from the public.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief, Assistant Commissioner Sarifudin Mohd Salleh in his statement said that no fatalities were reported from yesterday’s accident. Sarifudin said that the Myvi driver was sent for treatment at HKL for mild injuries to his face while other drivers involved did not sustain any serious injuries.
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Assistant Commissioner Sarifudin Mohd Salleh remarked that the 25-year-old lorry driver who is responsible for the massive six-vehicle pile-up yesterday afternoon had tested positive for drugs and did not sustain any injuries. The lorry was said to be heading from Jalan Duta towards Sentul, and ended up losing control of his vehicle when he reached the Jalan Ipoh traffic light and slammed into five other vehicles.
“The lorry driver did not suffer any injuries and was arrested and had an alcohol test done on him. The results of the initial alcohol test found that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently taken to the Dang Wangi Police headquarters for a urine test and was found positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine,” Sarifudin informed in his statement.
The police has also called on the public who have any information on the incident to contact the Jalan Tun HS Lee Traffic Police Station at 03-20719999 or the Kuala Lumpur JSPT Hotline at 03-20260267/69 or any neighbouring police station.
The case is investigated and classified under Section 44(1A) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Sources: Malay Mail, OhMyMedia
