KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The police have arrested the driver of the express bus involved in yesterday morning’s fatal three-vehicle crash along Kilometre 441.2 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS).
Gombak district police chief ACP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the 22-year-old, was arrested yesterday and remanded for a day to facilitate investigations.
“Investigations are ongoing to identify the cause of the incident,” he said in a brief statement today, adding that the suspect tested negative for drugs.
One individual was killed and nine others, including a motorcyclist and a lorry driver, were severely injured in yesterday’s crash.
A police report was received about the crash at 78.45 am, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
