KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — The driver of a tanker involved in a fatal accident that claimed the life of an electrical engineer at Km292.8 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) yesterday has been remanded for three days.
Kajang police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said the 27-year-old suspect was arrested in Kajang yesterday.
“Preliminary investigations indicate the driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the tanker to veer into the emergency lane and crash into the victim’s motorcycle,” he said in a statement today.
Bernama earlier reported that the victim, a 39-year-old electrical engineer, was killed at the scene, which occurred at about 12.30pm.
Naazron said the driver tested negative for drugs, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
A 33-second dashcam recording has since gone viral, showing the motorcycle travelling in the emergency lane before it was hit by the tanker.
Police are urging members of the public with information on the incident to contact their nearest police station or Kajang Police Headquarters traffic investigation officer Ahmad Zahrein Muhd Suod at 017-381 8422.
