SHAH ALAM – A lorry driver was hurt after he was assaulted by a group of people following a fatal accident involving a schoolgirl in Kg Telok Gong near Port Klang yesterday.
The victim in the road crash had been riding pillion with her brother on a motorcycle ridden by a woman, believed to be their babysitter.
South Klang district police chief Cha Hoong Fong said the lorry driver had lodged a police report at the Pandamaran police station at 8.14pm yesterday, saying that he was attacked after the 11.30am accident.
The 36-year-old local man was driving a container lorry – laden with raw material used for making pipes – on Jalan Telok Gong when the accident happened, said Cha.
“While crossing the junction at Jalan Bawal in Telok Gong, a motorcycle ridden by a woman, along with a 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, suddenly exited the junction but lost control and fell on the road.
“The girl was run over by the rear tyre of the container lorry and died at the scene. The other two victims received treatment at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang,” he said in a statement today.
Cha said after the accident a group of men gathered at the scene and began hitting the lorry driver, who suffered a cut on his right cheek, eye bruises, and pain all over his body. The lorry’s windscreen was also smashed.
He said the lorry driver was then taken to HTAR for treatment.
Following this, the South Klang district police headquarters’ criminal investigation division opened an investigation paper under Sections 147 and 427 of the Penal Code for the offence of rioting and inflicting injury and damage to property.
Cha said police were still tracking down the suspects.
“Members of the public with information regarding the incident or the suspects involved are urged to contact the South Klang police department at 03-3376-2222 or any nearby police station,” he added. – Bernama, March 23, 2023
