Malaysia

Bukit Jalil six-vehicle pile-up: cops arrest driver under influence

Report says local man driving Lexus crashed into six vehicles stopping at traffic light

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 06 Mar 2023 12:00PM

Bukit Jalil six-vehicle pile-up: cops arrest driver under influence
A 40-year-old man who was driving a Lexus which crashed into six vehicles on the Bukit Halil highway on Saturday has been arrested after he was found to be driving under the influence of drugs. – Screen grab pic, March 6, 2023

KUALA  LUMPUR – The police arrested a 40-year-old man at the wheel of a Lexus car which crashed into six vehicles on the Bukit Jalil highway last Saturday after he was found to be driving under the influence of drugs. 

Cheras district police chief Zam Halim Jamaluddin said in the incident, which occurred at about 10.30am near the Lumba Kuda Roundabout, the local man lost control of his car and crashed into six other vehicles that had stopped at the traffic light before overturning. 

“However, the accident only caused damage to the vehicles and no one was injured,” he said in a statement here today. 

He said the 40-year-old man was taken to the Kuala Lumpur traffic police station and a urine test conducted on him found that he was positive for marijuana. 

He added that the driver is now under arrest and the case is being investigated under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving. – Bernama, March 6, 2023

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