KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — A 20-year-old man died, while another escaped with minor injury, when the car they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a five-metre drain in Sungai Batu here, last night.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Assistant Commissioner Zulkefly Yahya identified the deceased as Chan Yang Wai, who was at the wheel of the Toyota Vios car, and the injured as Chia Kah Lok, aged 18.
He said the crash occurred about 11pm incident, when Chan was believed to be driving towards the Kepong roundabout from Jalan Kepong when he was believed to have lost control of the car, causing the car to skid and then plunged into the drain.
“The driver died at the scene while the front passenger was rescued by passers-by. The body was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem,” he told Bernama.
Police believed the two men were drunk and the case is investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur fire operation centre spokesperson said 20 firemen in two fire engines from the Jinjang and Sentul stations rushed to the scene for the rescue operation.
Both victims removed from the wrecked car at 11.58pm, he said.
— Bernama
