Liow: Phone use on the road main cause of accidents


BENTONG: The use of mobile phones while driving and riding has been identified as the main cause of road accidents in the country.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry would ask the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) to conduct a study on it as it was a serious matter.

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