In a hurry to return for Deepavali, man drives against traffic on NSE


IPOH: Desperate to go home for Deepavali, a man chose to drive against traffic on the North-South Expressway to avoid a roadblock and caused an accident involving two other vehicles.

The 34-year-old was driving to his hometown in Bidor after undergoing a Covid-19 swab test in Klang when he spotted a police roadblock at the exit of the Sungkai toll around 6pm on Wednesday (Nov 11).

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